URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO...

...BREEZY AND DRY OVER NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO FRIDAY... ...WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY ACROSS NORTHERN COLORADO...

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

* WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Critical fire weather conditions will become more widespread on
Saturday, as gusty winds combine with unseasonably warm and dry
conditions. Avoid any burning or outdoor activity that could
create a spark and start a fast moving wildfire. The strongest
winds are expected to develop over the mountains and foothills
north of I-70, spreading across the northern and eastern plains
through the late morning and afternoon hours. Record or near
record breaking warmth can also be expected, with highs reaching
the mid to upper 80s across most of the plains.

It will be a little cooler Saturday night and Sunday, but
temperatures will remain above normal. Dry weather with above to
much above normal temperatures will remain in place through the
upcoming week.