Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
252 PM 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 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...

COZ224-227-233-237-190200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130519T0200Z/
SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
BACA COUNTY-
252 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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 224...227...233 AND 237.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 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.

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