Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Denver (COC031) Colorado Issued by the National Weather Service

 

Fire Weather Watch Fire Weather Watch - Denver (Colorado)


Updated:Fri, 18-May-2012 12:18am MDT
Effective:Fri, 18-May-2012 12:18am MDT
Expires:Fri, 18-May-2012 8:30am MDT
Severity:Moderate
Urgency:Future
Certainty:Possible
Status:Actual
Type:Alert
Category:Met

Areas affected: Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet, West Broomfield County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; Central and South Weld County; Elbert, Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Larimer County Below 6000 Feet, Northwest Weld County; Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet; Logan County; Morgan County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet, Denver, West Adams and Arapahoe Counties, East Broomfield County; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet, North Lincoln County; Northeast Weld County; Phillips County; Sedgwick County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet, South Lincoln County; Washington County
 
Instructions: A fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are possible. Please advise the appropriate officials and fire crews in the field of this fire weather watch.

Message summary: ...fire weather watch remains in effect from noon mdt today through this evening for wind and low relative humidity for the plains of northeast colorado and northern front range foothills...
* affected area...fire weather zones 215...238...239...240...
241...242...243...244...245...246...247...248...249...250 and 251.
* timing...the humidities will decrease significantly during the afternoon. South-southwesterlies winds will pick up after 12 noon mdt.
* winds...south 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* relative humidity...as low as 9 percent.
* impacts...the strong winds...low humidities...and isolated dry thunderstorms could cause rapid spread of wildfires.
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