WASHINGTON COUNTY HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

 This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central Colorado.  .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight  Elevated fire weather conditions will be in place across the plains and Palmer Divide this afternoon due to warm temperatures and low humidity. Winds will generally be light today. However, high based showers and thunderstorms this afternoon will produce brief wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph. Very little rainfall is expected with this activity.  .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday  Thursday afternoon will be the warmest day this week with afternoon highs reaching the mid to upper 70s for parts of the plains and urban corridor. Valleys and mountains will reach the lower 50s to lower 60s. Fire weather conditions will be elevated Thursday with low relative humidity; however, winds will be on the lighter side limited potential for critical conditions. The best chance of rain showers arrives Friday afternoon mainly for the high country and the far northeastern plains near the Nebraska/Colorado border. Strong 35-45 mph wind gusts return Friday afternoon through Saturday for all areas which also may lead to fire weather concerns on the Palmer Divide and adjacent plains.  .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...  Spotter activation will not be needed.