Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
509 WWUS85 KPUB 170407 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1007 PM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024 COZ220-221-223>227-232-233-237-172015- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0042.240617T1700Z-240618T0300Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 1007 PM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 232, 233, AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 232, 233 and 237. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. 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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$