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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1112 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...
PROLONGED DROUGHT AND DRY FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL
8 PM TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...223... 224 AND 225...226
AND 227 THIS INCLUDES THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...EL PASO COUNTY
AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...
PROLONGED DROUGHT AND DRY FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237. THIS
INCLUDES BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...


NOTE: THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA FIRE PREDICTION SERVICE UPDATED THE
FUELS PAGE LATE THIS MORNING TO INCLUDE EL PASO COUNTY IN THE
"YES" CATEGORY. YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME IT WAS "NO". SINCE
METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL OCCUR
ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY TODAY...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EL PASO
COUNTY HAS BEEN ISSUED.


COZ226-227-180200-
/O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0012.130517T1800Z-130518T0200Z/
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
1112 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...THIS INCLUDES
  ALL OF EL PASO COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS EXPECTED IF A FIRE WERE TO
  START.

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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

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COZ222>225-180200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.130517T1800Z-130518T0200Z/
FREMONT COUNTY-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
1112 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 222...223...224 AND 225...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...223...224 AND 225.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS EXPECTED IF A FIRE WERE TO
  START.

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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

COZ233-237-180915-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0007.130518T1800Z-130519T0200Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
1112 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE
  WERE TO START.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$