Update #1: Critical Weather Day has ended as scheduled for Wildfire ops for portions of the Colorado Foothills to extreme southeastern Wyoming.

Topic: Critical Weather Day Has Been Declared

Date/Time Issued: December 20, 2025 1220Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: NWS IT Enterprise

Date/Time Initial Impact: December 19, 2025 1200Z  (353)

Date/Time Expected End: December 20 , 2025 1200Z  (354)

Length of Event: 24 hours

Who: NCEP, NCF, NWS Central Region

Details/Specifics:  Wildfire ops for portions of the Colorado Foothills to extreme southeastern Wyoming.   

Please visit the CWD status page for more information: https://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/status/cwd/

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