WWUS85 KBOU 180156 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 656 PM MST Tue Feb 17 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY... COZ246-247-181000- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260218T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0012.260218T1800Z-260219T0200Z/ North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County- Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- 656 PM MST Tue Feb 17 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND NORTHEAST PLAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND NORTHEAST PLAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 246 and 247. * TIMING...From 11 AM to 7 PM MST Wednesday. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 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 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. && $$ COZ238>245-248>251-180300- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260218T0200Z/ Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County- Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County- North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County- Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet- Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County- Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties-Logan County- Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County- 656 PM MST Tue Feb 17 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND NORTHEAST PLAINS... Winds have decreased with a slow increase in humidity levels. $$