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Fire Weather Watch

Status

Event Continued Active alert

Start Time

Thu 03/12/2026 12:00 PM EDT

End Time

Thu 03/12/2026 10:00 PM EDT

Significance

Watch

Impacts

Moderate impact

Locations Affected

Aurora, CO ∙ Denver, CO ∙ Fort Collins, CO ∙ Lakewood, CO ∙ Boulder, CO ∙ Thornton, CO ∙ Westminster, CO ∙ Centennial, CO ∙ Arvada, CO ∙ Longmont, CO

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1154 PM MDT Tue Mar 10 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR I-25 CORRIDOR... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 240, 242, 243, 244, 245, 248, 249, 250 and 251. * TIMING...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 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

COZ240-242>245-248>251-112100- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0014.260312T1600Z-260313T0200Z/ North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County-Northeast Weld County- Central and South Weld County-Morgan County- Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties-Logan County- Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County- 1154 PM MDT Tue Mar 10 2026