Fire Weather Watch for May 7

Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
414 AM MDT Wed May 6 2020

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH PARK, SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND THE PALMER DIVIDE...

COZ214-216-241-062200-
/O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0002.200507T1700Z-200508T0200Z/
Central and Southeast Park County-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet-
Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet-
414 AM MDT Wed May 6 2020

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH PARK, SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND THE PALMER DIVIDE...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 214...216 and 241.

* Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Timing...11 am MDT Thursday through 8 pm MDT

* Relative Humidity...As low as 9 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid growth and spread of fire on Thursday.

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.