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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
704 PM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

COZ222-227>230-233-180215-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-240418T0300Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
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-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
704 PM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222, 227, 228, 229, 230, AND
233...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has cancelled the Red Flag
Warning.

Winds have diminished across the area, and as temperatures have
started to cool, relative humidity has risen. Therefore, the Red
Flag Warning for today has been cancelled.

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COZ224-181715-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-240418T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0023.240418T1800Z-240419T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0023.240419T1800Z-240420T0100Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
704 PM MDT Wed Apr 17 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 224...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

The Red Flag Warning for today has been allowed to expire.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224.

* Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire
  growth and spread.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

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