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Fire Weather Watch
Issued: 1:00 AM Mar. 20, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OF COLORADO AND I-25 URBAN CORRIDOR...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 239, 240, 241, 243, 244,
245, 248, 249, 250 and 251.

* TIMING...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...West 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 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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