WWUS85 KBOU 160014 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 514 PM MST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY... ...EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN POSSIBLE TUESDAY... .Recent dry conditions combining with above normal temperatures and periods of gusty winds will bring potentially critical fire weather conditions again on Monday. Stronger, more widespread westerly winds are expected to develop Tuesday, possibly producing extremely critical fire weather conditions with wind gusts as high as 65 mph across the plains. COZ246-249-160815- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0010.260216T1800Z-260217T0100Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0009.260217T1700Z-260218T0300Z/ North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County-Washington County- 514 PM MST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN ELBERT, NORTHERN LINCOLN, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN ELBERT, NORTHERN LINCOLN, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN ELBERT, NORTHERN LINCOLN, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 246 and 249. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 6 PM MST Monday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * WINDS...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph on Monday. West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph on Tuesday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 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. && $$ COZ250-251-160815- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0009.260217T1700Z-260218T0300Z/ Sedgwick County-Phillips County- 514 PM MST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SEDGWICK AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SEDGWICK AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 250 and 251. * TIMING...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ COZ216-241-245-247-160815- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0010.260216T1800Z-260217T0100Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0009.260217T1700Z-260218T0300Z/ Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet- Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet- Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties- Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- 514 PM MST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS, PALMER DIVIDE, AND ADJACENT PLAINS TO THE EAST... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS, PALMER DIVIDE, AND ADJACENT PLAINS TO THE EAST... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 216, 241, 245 and 247. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 6 PM MST Monday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * WINDS...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph on Monday, with a few gusts up to 50 mph possible across the far southern Foothills. West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph on Tuesday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 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. && $$ COZ240-244-160815- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0008.260216T1800Z-260217T0100Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0009.260217T1700Z-260218T0300Z/ North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County-Morgan County- 514 PM MST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE DENVER METRO AND MORGAN COUNTY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE DENVER METRO AND MORGAN COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 240 and 244. * TIMING...For the first Fire Weather Watch, from Monday morning through Monday afternoon. For the second Fire Weather Watch, from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * WINDS...Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph on Monday. West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph on Tuesday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ COZ215-238-239-242-243-248-160815- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0009.260217T1700Z-260218T0300Z/ Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet- Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County- Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County-Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County- Logan County- 514 PM MST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS, NORTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR, AND MUCH OF THE NORTHEASTERN PLAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 215, 238, 239, 242, 243 and 248. * TIMING...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 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 Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$