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Fire Weather Watch

Status

Event Continued Expired

Start Time

Sat 04/12/2025 02:00 PM EDT

End Time

Sat 04/12/2025 10:00 PM EDT

Significance

Watch

Impacts

Moderate impact

Locations Affected

Lakewood, CO ∙ Fort Collins, CO ∙ Arvada, CO ∙ Boulder, CO ∙ Longmont, CO ∙ Greeley, CO ∙ Loveland, CO ∙ Broomfield, CO ∙ Castle Rock, CO ∙ Buckingham, CO

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 309 PM MDT Thu Apr 10 2025 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS, SOUTH PARK, PALMER DIVIDE AND PORTIONS OF ADJACENT PLAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214, 216, 238, 239, 241, 242, 243, 246 AND 247... A fire weather watch remains in effect for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...The southern Front Range foothills, South Park, Palmer Divide and portions of the Adjacent Plains...Fire Weather Zones 214, 216, 238, 239, 241, 242, 243, 246 and 247. * TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 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 Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

Technical Header

COZ214-216-238-239-241>243-246-247-111200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0008.250412T1800Z-250413T0200Z/ Central and Southeast Park County- Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet- Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County- Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County-Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet- Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County- North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County- Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- 309 PM MDT Thu Apr 10 2025