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Location: Akron, CO
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Fire Weather Watch
Issued: 10:39 AM Oct. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS, THE DENVER METRO AREA, DOUGLAS, ELBERT,
AND LINCOLN COUNTIES...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 216, 239, 240, 241, 245,
246, 247 and 249.

* TIMING...From Monday morning through Monday afternoon.

* WINDS...Northwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 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.

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Freeze Warning
Issued: 9:56 AM Oct. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the 26 to 32 degree range
expected.

* WHERE...Most of east central, north central, and northeast
Colorado.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM MDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Freezing temperatures could kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation, and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to
drip slowly.

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