A new wildfire in Colorado's high country has led to closures of stretches of two different highways. It's located in central Grand County, and it's being called the Windy Gap Fire.

A photo of the Windy Gap Fire on Wednesday. Grand County

The fire is burning west of Granby and so far there's no estimate on its size. On Wednesday it was growing in hot, dry and windy conditions. There were wind gusts of approximately 30 acres being recorded in the evening.

A pre-evacuation order was put in in place for residences in rural areas west and northwest of Granby.

Highway 40 between Granby and Hot Sulphur Springs is closed due to the firefight. A large stretch of Highway 125 --north of the Granby area and into Jackson County -- is also closed.

Aerial support for firefighters battling the fir

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