Red Flag Warning

FROM: NWS Denver CO
AREA: 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
SENT: 2026-02-15T17:14:00-07:00

Red Flag Warning issued February 15 at 5:14PM MST until February 16 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Denver CO

…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.

…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.

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.

Alert Expiration: 2026-02-16T01:15:00-07:00