Fire Weather Watch for August 18, 2020

Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
328 AM MDT Tue Aug 18 2020

COZ211>213-215>218-182200-
/O.NEW.KBOU.FW.A.0013.200819T1800Z-200820T0200Z/
Jackson County Below 9000 Feet-
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-
Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet-
West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet-
South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet-
328 AM MDT Tue Aug 18 2020

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND FOOTHILLS...

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather Watch for dry thunderstorms, which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 211...212...213...215...216...217 and 218.

* Winds...North 10 to 20 mph. Gusts to 40 mph near thunderstorms.

* Timing...Wednesday afternoon into early evening.

* Impacts...Dry lightning and localized gusty winds may cause new fire starts and rapid spread of fires.

* Thunderstorms...Scattered thunderstorms over the east slopes of the Front Range, some of which will be dry. Storms will be less numerous west of the Front Range but will be mostly dry in those areas.

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.