Red Flag Warning - No Burning - Saturday & Sunday 2/24 & 2/25
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National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Saturday 2/24/2024 and a Fire Weather Watch for Sunday 2/25/2024. Open burning of any kind is prohibited in Boulder County from 0200 hrs. 2/24/2024 until 2400 hrs. 2/25/2024.

Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield
County-
149 AM MST Sat Feb 24 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN
DENVER METRO...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
WESTERN DENVER METRO...

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 11 AM this morning to 6 PM MST this evening. A Fire Weather
Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for wind and
low relative humidity is in effect from Sunday morning through
Sunday afternoon.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 239.

* Timing...11AM to 6PM both today and Sunday.

* Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 12 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 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.

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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