Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
737 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
222...223...224...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 RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...
PROLONGED DROUGHT AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237. THIS INCLUDES BACA AND
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

COZ222>227-180245-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130518T0200Z/
FREMONT COUNTY-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
737 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 223 THROUGH 227...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND AS TEMPERATURES
COOL...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL SLOWLY INCREASE...ENDING THE THREAT
FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.

$$

COZ233-237-181745-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.130518T1800Z-130519T0200Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
737 PM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237...

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE 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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