Fire Weather Watch for South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet; Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet; West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet
Impacts: Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
COSouth and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet; Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet; West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet
Official alert brief
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
AFFECTED AREA
Fire Weather Zones 212, 213 and 217.
TIMING
From Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
WINDS
West 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
9 to 15 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.
Instructions
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.