2 products issued by NWS for: Fort Collins CO
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1135 AM MDT Thu Oct 22 2020 COZ030>051-231745- Jackson County Below 9000 Feet- West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet- Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet- South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/ Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet- South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/ Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet-Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet- Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet- Central and Southeast Park County- Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County- Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County- North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County- Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet- Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County- Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties- North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County- Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County- 1135 AM MDT Thu Oct 22 2020 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS FROM BOULDER COUNTY AND GRAND COUNTY SOUTH DOWN TO PARK COUNTY... This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central Colorado. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Warm, windy, and dry conditions will persist over the high mountains and high valleys today, especially Grand, Summit, and Park counties today, bringing critical fire weather conditions. Higher humidity and a switch from west-southwest winds to north winds will spread south later this afternoon into the evening over these areas to decrease the fire danger. A cold front across eastern Colorado today, which brought low clouds and patchy drizzle, will be strengthened and will deepen later this afternoon with another push of cold air. The moisture will deepen enough for areas of light snow and freezing drizzle along the east slopes of the Front Range mountains, foothills, and near by plains late this afternoon through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Warm, breezy, and dry conditions will persist over the mountains and mountain valleys Friday, and then it will get windier Saturday, with gusts around 40 mph. Fire danger will remain elevated, even with higher humidity readings Saturday. Snow and much colder temperatures are expected to spread south across the area Saturday night through Sunday, and remain into Monday. Several inches of snow to locally a foot or more will be possible in the mountains, with a few inches possible in lower elevations. Get prepared for a sharp change in our weather. Winter travel conditions can be expected as temperatures will be cold enough to allow snow to accumulate on roads, creating slick travel conditions. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today and tonight. $$
Air Quality Alert
COC013-123-001-031-059-035-005-014-069-232200- Boulder-Weld-Adams-Denver-Jefferson-Douglas-Arapahoe- Broomfield-Larimer- 410 PM MDT Thu Oct 22 2020 ...ACTION DAY FOR PARTICULATES FROM 400 PM THURSDAY UNTIL 400 PM FRIDAY... The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued the following... WHAT...Action Day for Particulates. WHERE...Douglas, Jefferson, Denver, western Arapahoe, western Adams, Broomfield, Boulder, Larimer, and Weld Counties WHEN...400 PM Thursday October 22 to 400 PM Friday October 23 IMPACTS...Action Day for Particulates is now in effect for the seven-county Denver-Boulder metropolitan area. Requests to limit driving of non- ZEV vehicles (i.e., gas or diesel) are now in effect until at least 4 PM Friday, October 23, 2020. Periods of very heavy smoke will continue in southern parts of Larimer County, including Estes Park, Glen Haven, and Drake. CDPHE strongly recommends residents in these areas to remain indoors as much as possible with the windows closed during periods of heavy smoke. Locally heavy smoke will also be possible in parts of Boulder County in close proximity to the Calwood and Left Hand Canyon wildfires. Lesser amounts of smoke are expected for locations below the wildfires along the Front Range Urban Corridor from Ft. Collins southward to Longmont, Boulder, and Denver, though brief periods of heavy smoke will remain possible so please be prepared to limit time outdoors Thursday and Friday. CDPHE requests that activities, such as driving non-ZEV vehicles (i.e., gas or diesel), be reduced to lessen the impacts on neighboring air quality. Additional air pollution in this region may directly worsen air quality or contribute to precursors which may also adversely affect air quality. For Colorado air quality conditions, forecasts and advisories, visit: https://www.colorado.gov/airquality/colorado_summary.aspx HEALTH INFORMATION...If smoke is thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain indoors. This is especially true for those with heart disease, respiratory illnesses, the very young, and the elderly. Consider limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present. Consider relocating temporarily if smoke is present indoors and is making you ill. If visibility is less than 5 miles in smoke in your neighborhood, smoke has reached levels that are unhealthy. $$