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Fire Weather Watch
Issued: 5:41 PM Apr. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SOUTH
PARK, SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS, PALMER DIVIDE, EAST ELBERT COUNTY,
LINCOLN COUNTY, EASTERN LARIMER COUNTY AND NORTHWEST WELD
COUNTY...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 214, 216, 238, 241, 246 and
247.

* TIMING...From Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 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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