WWUS85 KBOU 050657

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Denver CO

1257 AM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026



COZ211>214-217-218-060100-

/O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0056.260805T1800Z-260806T0100Z/

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-West Jackson

and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet-South and East

Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder

Counties Above 9000 Feet-

1257 AM MDT Wed Aug 5 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY DUE TO

WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS

AND HIGH VALLEYS...



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

  218.



* TIMING...From noon today to 7 PM MDT this evening.



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



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 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...



Follow all fire restrictions. Avoid activities that can cause sparks

and do not park hot vehicles on dry vegetation. One less spark, one

less wildfire.



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