A prolonged period of critical fire weather conditions can be expected from today through Saturday. The highest winds will occur today, with a High Wind Warning for the Front Range Mountains and Foothills, and adjacent plains including the northern tier of counties near the Wyoming border. We expect a rather sharp gradient of the highest winds at the base of the foothills from near or just west of Golden to Boulder to Fort Collins, but Fort Collins will be most prone to the high winds in today's event. Winds will be more sporadic Denver metro and points east and southeast.