WWUS85 KBOU 021002 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 402 AM MDT Fri Oct 2 2020 COZ211>215-217-218-022200- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0027.201002T1800Z-201003T0200Z/ Jackson County Below 9000 Feet- South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/ Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet-Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet- Central and Southeast Park County- Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet- West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet- South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/ Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet- 402 AM MDT Fri Oct 2 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND FOOTHILLS NORTH OF I-70... The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag Warning FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, which is in effect from noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 217 and 218. * Timing...Winds over the ridges and higher foothills will decrease a little this morning, then increase again this afternoon and spread to the valleys. Humidities will remain low over ridges and slopes, and drier air will mix into the valleys by midday. Both winds and humidities will improve by mid evening. * Winds...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with frequent gusts to 25 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph over ridges and wind prone higher foothills areas. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Fire behavior will increase today, and any new fires will spread quickly. 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. && $$ Gimmestad