WWUS85 KBOU 290416 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1016 PM MDT Tue Jun 28 2022 ...Hot and dry conditions combined with winds gusting over 30 mph are expected across portions of northeast Colorado. .Temperature near and exceeding 100 degrees will combine with winds 15-25 mph gusting to 35 mph during the afternoon hours. Relative humidity is expected to drop to near 10 percent as well. Fuels are drying out with every passing day, and are probably not far from being critical especially if no precipitation occurs in the next several days. COZ242-248>251-291200- /O.EXT.KBOU.FW.W.0033.220629T1700Z-220630T0100Z/ Northeast Weld County-Logan County-Washington County- Sedgwick County-Phillips County- 1016 PM MDT Tue Jun 28 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 242 AND 248-251... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 242, 248, 249, 250 and 251. * Timing...Critical fire conditions will be possible from late Wednesday morning through early Wednesday evening. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Any fires that start will have the potential to spread rapidly. 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. && $$