On Friday at 12:19 a.m. an updated fire weather watch was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Saturday between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. for Southern Front Range including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass, Huerfano County including Walsenburg, Western Las Animas County including Trinidad and Thatcher, Eastern Las Animas County including Pinon Canyon and Baca County including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands.

Winds are forecasted to be south 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph and relative humidity as low as 11%.

“Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning,” adds the NWS.

According to the NWS, a fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are possible. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings.

Source: The National Weather Service