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WWUS85 KBOU 140850
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
250 AM MDT Thu Aug 14 2025

COZ211>218-150400-
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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 AM MDT Thu Aug 14 2025

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

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

* TIMING...From noon today to 10 PM MDT this evening.

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

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

* 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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