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WWUS85 KBOU 132050
RFWBOU

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
250 PM MDT Wed Aug 13 2025

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Jackson County Below 9000 Feet-
South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/
Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above
9000 Feet-Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet-
Central and Southeast Park County-
Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet-
West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet-
South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/
Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet-
250 PM MDT Wed Aug 13 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS, FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS,
AND HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag
Warning for thunderstorms, which is in effect from noon to 10 PM
MDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 211, 212, 213, 214, 215,
  216, 217 and 218.

* TIMING...From noon to 10 PM MDT Thursday.

* WINDS...Southwest 5 to 15 mph, but gusts to 40 mph in/near any
  showers and thunderstorms.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for new wildfire starts
  due to lightning from thunderstorms producing little rainfall.

* Thunderstorms...Dry thunderstorms (storms with lightning but
  little rainfall) will be possible Thursday afternoon and
  evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of
dry thunderstorms, strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm
temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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