Fire Weather Watch Colorado | Effective 03/20/2026 00:21

Headline: 
Fire Weather Watch issued March 20 at 1:21AM MDT until March 21 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Event: 
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 20, 2026 - 12:21am
Expires: 
March 20, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description: 
* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 201 Routt Forecast Area below 9000 feet. * TIMING...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
Instruction: 
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description: 
Routt
Forcast Office: 
NWS Grand Junction CO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov