Hazardous Weather Outlook for Atwood, Colorado
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
437 AM MDT Thu Mar 20 2025
COZ030>051-211045-
Jackson County Below 9000 Feet-
West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet-
Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet-
South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/
Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet-
South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/
Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above
9000 Feet-Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet-
Central and Southeast Park County-
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County-
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-
Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County-
Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County-
Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County-
437 AM MDT Thu Mar 20 2025
This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central
Colorado.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Wind gusts of 30 to 45 mph will be common this afternoon over the
mountains, the northern border, and on the plains south of
Interstate 70. This will create elevated fire danger in areas
without snow cover, especially in South Park and southern Lincoln
county. Stronger wind gusts of up to 60 mph are possible in wind
prone areas of the Front Range foothills after midnight. Scattered
light snow showers will develop in the mountains this afternoon
and continue overnight with accumulations less than two inches.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday
Locally critical fire weather conditions will be possible for the
northeast plains on Friday, and urban corridor on Saturday. The
mountains will see moderate snowfall Friday night through Sunday
night, with travel impacts expected.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.
Fire Weather Watch for Atwood, Colorado
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
230 AM MDT Thu Mar 20 2025
COZ248-250-251-201630-
/O.NEW.KBOU.FW.A.0005.250321T1800Z-250322T0100Z/
Logan County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County-
230 AM MDT Thu Mar 20 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOGAN,
SEDGWICK, AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 248, 250, AND
251...
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from
Friday afternoon through Friday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 248, 250 and 251.
* TIMING...From Friday afternoon through Friday evening.
* WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 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.