WWUS85 KBOU 071045 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 445 AM MDT Tue Apr 7 2020 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER LEVELS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON... .Warm temperatures and gusty winds are expected on the northern plains again this afternoon. The warm, dry and breezy conditions will combine with vegetation that has yet to come out of winter dormancy to produce elevated fire conditions this afternoon. While all of these conditions are in place, dangerous fire behavior will be possible, should a fire get started. Residents should be aware of the elevated fire danger today and avoid activities that could produce open flames. COZ242-248-250-251-071845- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0004.200407T1800Z-200408T0100Z/ Northeast Weld County-Logan County-Sedgwick County- Phillips County- 445 AM MDT Tue Apr 7 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN NORTHEAST PLAINS... 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 7 PM MDT this evening. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 242...248...250 and 251. * Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Timing...Temperatures during the afternoon will be in the lower and mid 70s. * Relative Humidity...Dropping to 10 to 15 percent. * Impacts...Warm temperatures and drying winds under sunny skies will cause vegetation to become extremely dry, which will raise fire danger levels and make dangerous fire behaviors a possibility. The high fire danger levels will relax during the evening hours as temperatures cool and winds decrease. 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. && $$