The National Weather Service issued a fire weather watch at 1:56 p.m. on Thursday valid for Saturday between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. for Central Colorado.

Winds are expected to be west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph and relative humidity as low as 4%.

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

The full list of affected locations includes:

• Upper Arkansas River Valley including Lake County and Chaffee County

• Teller County/Rampart Range including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

• Fremont County including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek

• Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede

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

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

• Northern El Paso County including Monument and Black Forest

• 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

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