On Wednesday at 3:03 a.m. the National Weather Service released a fire weather watch valid for Thursday between noon and 9 p.m. for Colorado.

Expect winds to be southwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph and relative humidity as low as 8 percent.

“Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically,” adds the NWS.

The full list of affected locations includes:

• Fremont County including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek

• San Luis Valley including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache

• Southern Front Range including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass

• Southern El Paso County including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs

• Pueblo County including Pueblo

• Huerfano County including Walsenburg

• Western Las Animas County including Trinidad and Thatcher

• Eastern Las Animas County including Pinon Canyon

• Baca County including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands

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