WWUS85 KBOU 150823 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 223 AM MDT Fri Apr 15 2022 COZ240-241-245>247-152100- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0012.220415T1600Z-220416T0100Z/ North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County- Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet- Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties- North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County- Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- 223 AM MDT Fri Apr 15 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DENVER METRO, PALMER DIVIDE, AND PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS... The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 7 PM MDT this evening. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 240, 241, 245, 246 and 247. This includes the Denver metro, eastern Douglas County, and all of Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert and Lincoln Counties. * Timing...Late morning through early evening. * Winds...West/Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...10 to 15 percent. * Impacts...Any fire that develops will have the potential to spread rapidly. Outdoor burning should be avoided, as well as any activity that may produce a spark and start a fast moving wildfire. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ Rodriguez