Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
607 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
607 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON EAST
OF INTERSTATE 25. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE ALONG WITH FREQUENT
LIGHTING. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE HIGHEST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OVER BACA...PROWERS...AND EASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER...AND THE MAIN
THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS.

THE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE REGION WILL INCREASE
BY WEDNESDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE STATE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THE MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

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44/06

Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
419 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND
DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
FIRE ZONE 222...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND
DRY FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
FIRE ZONES 221...222 AND 225 THROUGH 227...WHICH INCLUDES ALL
OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS TELLER AND EL PASO
COUNTIES...

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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
419 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR  FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...225...226
AND 227...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 221...225...226 AND 227...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...225...226 AND 227.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...FIRES COULD START...GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE
  COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS
  WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH.
  OUTDOOR BURNING AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD
  ACCIDENTALLY START A FIRE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED.

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.

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