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Make preparations per the instructions

Denver/Boulder - CO, US, National Weather Service

Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 ft/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 ft

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTH PARK... FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214 THROUGH 216... 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 to 10 PM MDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 214, 215 and 216. TIMING...From 11 AM to 10 PM MDT Saturday. WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 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.

...WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PEAKING SATURDAY... All-time record March heat, exceptionally low humidity, and periods of breezy winds will continue to drive critical fire weather conditions through Saturday. Today, the highest fire danger will be localized to the Cheyenne Ridge and vicinity where winds will be strongest. Breezy winds will become expansive on Saturday coinciding with highly anomalous heat and single-digit humidity, extending into the foothills and high mountain valleys.