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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
216 PM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

COZ220-223-180300-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-250618T0300Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-
Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf
Creek Pass and Creede-
216 PM MDT Tue Jun 17 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220 AND 223...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220 and 223.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.

* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch
  and spread rapidly and erratically.

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.

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