WWUS85 KBOU 071723 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1123 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. COZ238-080100- /O.EXA.KBOU.FW.W.0004.200407T1800Z-200408T0100Z/ Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County- 1123 AM MDT Tue Apr 7 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN LARIMER AND NORTHWEST WELD COUNTIES... The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag Warning FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, which is in effect until 7 PM MDT this evening. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 238. * 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...As low as 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. && $$ COZ242-248-250-251-080100- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0004.200407T1800Z-200408T0100Z/ Northeast Weld County-Logan County-Sedgwick County- Phillips County- 1123 AM MDT Tue Apr 7 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN AND NORTHWEST PLAINS... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 242...248...250 and 251. * Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Timing...Temperatures during the afternoon will be in the lower and mid 70s. * Relative Humidity...As low 10 TO 15 percent. * Impacts...Warm temperatures and drying winds under sunny skies will cause vegetation to become extremely dry, which will raise fire danger levels and make dangerous fire behaviors a possibility. The high fire danger levels will relax during the evening hours as temperatures cool and winds decrease. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$