Weather Alerts for Thornton

Issued by the National Weather Service

Fire Weather Watch  FIRE WEATHER WATCH   Fire Weather Watch
THORNTON

Areas Affected:
Central and Southeast Park County - Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet - Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County - North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County - Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet
Effective: Fri, 1/2 12:07pm Updated: Sat, 1/3 2:10am Urgency: Future
Expires: Sat, 1/3 6:00am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from
Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 214, 216, 239, 240 and 241.

* TIMING...From late Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts 30 to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 to 18%.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread.
Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a
spark and start a wildfire.

Information:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.