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890 FXUS65 KBOU 271136 AFDBOU Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 436 AM MST Fri Feb 27 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Elevated to critical fire weather conditions through Saturday. - Cooler temperatures and another wave of mountain snow possible late this weekend into early next week. - Rain and mountain snow possible Tuesday/Tuesday Night. && .DISCUSSION /Through Thursday/... Issued at 1144 PM MST Thu Feb 26 2026 Upper level ridging will continue through the start of the weekend keeping highs in the mid 60s to near 70 degrees for Friday and Saturday. Strong 700mb NW winds will remain near the area Friday and Saturday leading to continued breezy winds in the mountains and portions of the plains in the afternoons. For Friday, wind gusts around 20 to 40 mph are expected across the plains, with the highest winds coming off the Cheyenne ridge into our northern counties. For Saturday, winds should be a bit weaker and more confined to our northern most counties. A strong surface high pressure will push a backdoor cold front into the area Saturday into Sunday. On Sunday, behind the front, we`ll see highs drop around 5 to 15 degrees compared to Saturday. The easterly winds behind the front will also bring in higher dewpoints and RH values, bringing an end to our string of near critical to critical fire weather conditions. The increased moisture and some weak upper lift could be enough to get some showers going over the mountains Sunday into early Monday. There is also a low chance (240-242>245-248-249. && $$ DISCUSSION...AP AVIATION...Danielson FIRE WEATHER...AP