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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
536 PM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024


COZ220-224-160045-
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Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
536 PM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220...

Winds are expected to begin decreasing shortly, while relative
humidity will recover quickly this evening. Therefore, the Red
Flag Warning will be allowed to expire.

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COZ227>230-232-233-161545-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-240416T0400Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0021.240416T1700Z-240417T0100Z/
Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado
Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
536 PM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 227, 232 AND 233...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 227, 232 AND 233...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 227, 228, 229, 230, 232 and
  233.

* Winds...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 6 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.

&&

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COZ221-222-225-226-231-234>237-160400-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-240416T0400Z/
Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant
Fossil Beds National Monument-
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet
Mountains/La Veta Pass-
Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest-
Crowley County Including Ordway-Kiowa County Including Eads-
Bent County Including Las Animas-Prowers County Including Lamar-
Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands-
536 PM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221, 222, 225, 226, 231, 234, 235, 236, AND 237...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221, 222, 225, 226, 231,
  234, 235, 236 and 237.

* Winds...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 3 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.

&&

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