WWUS85 KBOU 050112 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 712 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2019 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE HIGH MOUNTAINS AND NORTH PARK... Although the Red Flag Warning for today had been allowed to expire, fire weather conditions will remain elevated in the mountains and foothills overnight. A dry cold front will bring strong northwest winds this evening. Relative humidities will recover overnight, but very slowly, which will allow for the fire danger to remain elevated due to the windy conditions. Drier humidity is expected Saturday with weaker northwest winds, but could again reach criteria. Critical fire weather conditions are expected to affect North Park and the higher mountains. Therefore a Red Flag Warning will be in effect for those areas from 11 am to 8 pm mdt Saturday. COZ211-212-218-051100- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-191005T0100Z/ /O.UPG.KBOU.FW.A.0007.191005T1800Z-191006T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0013.191005T1700Z-191006T0200Z/ 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- South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/ Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet- 712 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE HIGH MOUNTAINS AND NORTH PARK... The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag Warning FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 211...212 and 218. * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...11 am to 8 pm MDT Saturday. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid ignition, growth, and spread of fires. A wind shift early this evening from southwest to northwest would change the spread of fires if started. 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. && $$ COZ213>217-050215- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-191005T0100Z/ Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet- Central and Southeast Park County- Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet- Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet- West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet- 712 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PARK RANGE MOUNTAINS, MIDDLE PARKS AND THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... Although the Red Flag Warning has been allowed to expire, the fire danger will remain elevated due to gusty northwest winds overnight. Relative humidities will recover overnight, but very slowly. $$