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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
410 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
HIGH HAINES INDICES...PROLONGED DROUGHT AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON UNTIL 8 PM TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227...233 AND
237. THIS INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY
AND BACA AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

COZ224-227-190200-
/O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0013.130518T1800Z-130519T0200Z/
SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
410 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES
INDICES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224 AND 227...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES
INDICES AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8
PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224 AND 227.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.

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

* HAINES...5.

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.

&&

$$

COZ233-237-190200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.130518T1800Z-130519T0200Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
410 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES
INDICES 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 30 MPH.

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

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

* HAINES...6.

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.

&&

$$