The National Weather Service released an updated fire weather watch at 12:42 a.m. on Wednesday valid for Thursday between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. for Pueblo County including Pueblo and Western Las Animas County including Trinidad and Thatcher.

Expect winds to be west 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph today. west winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph on Thursday and relative humidity as low as 11 percent.

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