Weather Alerts-

Make preparations per the instructions

Denver/Boulder - CO, US, National Weather Service

Jackson County Below 9000 ft

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF GRAND AND JACKSON COUNTIES... AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 211 and 213. TIMING...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 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.

A prolonged period of record warmth and very low humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions for much of northeast and north central Colorado through Saturday. The most widespread critical conditions are expected to develop Saturday afternoon and hold into Saturday evening.