Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
258 WWUS85 KPUB 020308 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 908 PM MDT Wed May 1 2024 COZ224-021915- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-240502T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.240502T1800Z-240503T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0031.240503T1800Z-240504T0100Z/ San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- 908 PM MDT Wed May 1 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 9 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ COZ232-233-237-020415- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-240502T0300Z/ Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 908 PM MDT Wed May 1 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 232, 233, AND 237... While winds will remain gusty over the next several hours, RH values have improved significantly this evening, and will continue to improve through late this evening. $$