WWUS85 KBOU 041520 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 820 AM MST Wed Mar 4 2020 COZ242-248>251-042330- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0001.200304T1900Z-200305T0000Z/ Northeast Weld County-Logan County-Washington County- Sedgwick County-Phillips County- 820 AM MST Wed Mar 4 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF COLORADO... 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 5 PM MST this afternoon. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 242...248...249...250 and 251. * Winds...West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Strongest winds near the Wyoming and Nebraska borders. * Timing...Noon through 5 PM. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts...Sufficiently dry fuels and gusty winds will allow rapid spread of any new fires over the northeastern plains of Colorado. 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. && $$