Fire Weather Watch

FROM: NWS Denver CO
AREA: North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Morgan County
SENT: 2026-02-15T17:14:00-07:00

Fire Weather Watch issued February 15 at 5:14PM MST until February 17 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Denver CO

…PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH AT
LEAST TUESDAY…

…EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN POSSIBLE
TUESDAY…

.Recent dry conditions combining with above normal temperatures
and periods of gusty winds will bring potentially critical fire
weather conditions again on Monday. Stronger, more widespread
westerly winds are expected to develop Tuesday, possibly producing
extremely critical fire weather conditions with wind gusts as
high as 65 mph across the plains.

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
DENVER METRO AND MORGAN COUNTY…

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 240 and 244.

* TIMING…For the first Fire Weather Watch, from Monday morning
through Monday afternoon. For the second Fire Weather Watch,
from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.

* WINDS…Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph on
Monday. West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph on
Tuesday.

* 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.

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

Alert Expiration: 2026-02-16T01:15:00-07:00