Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
215 PM MDT Fri Apr 25 2025

COZ214-240>247-249-261200-
/O.NEW.KBOU.FW.A.0010.250427T1700Z-250428T0200Z/
Central and Southeast Park County-
North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and
Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County-
Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet-
Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County-
Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County-
Washington County-
215 PM MDT Fri Apr 25 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR A LARGE
PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST PLAINS, PALMER DIVIDE, AND SOUTH
PARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246,
247 and 249...

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from
Sunday morning through Sunday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 214, 240, 241, 242, 243,
  244, 245, 246, 247 and 249.

* TIMING...From 11 AM Sunday morning through 8 pm Sunday evening.

* WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, strongest
  over the Palmer Divide, east central plains, and South Park.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread.
  Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a
  spark and start a wildfire.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

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