WWUS85 KBOU 282052 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 252 PM MDT Tue Mar 28 2023 COZ240-241-290500- /O.EXA.KBOU.FW.A.0003.230330T1700Z-230331T0100Z/ North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County- Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet- 252 PM MDT Tue Mar 28 2023 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE AND DENVER METRO AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 240...241...AND 247... The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 240 and 241. * Timing...11 AM to 7 PM MDT Thursday. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Strongest winds over the Palmer Divide are. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activities that may produce sparks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ COZ247-290500- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0003.230330T1700Z-230331T0100Z/ Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- 252 PM MDT Tue Mar 28 2023 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE AND DENVER METRO AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 240...241...AND 247... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 247. * Timing...11 AM to 7 PM MDT Thursday. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 9 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activities that may produce sparks. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$