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


COZ227>230-232-233-161945-
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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-
941 PM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...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...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING 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>237-160445-
/O.EXP.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-
941 PM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 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...

While winds will remain breezy tonight and more gusty tomorrow,
relative humidity is expected to quickly increase throughout the
rest of the evening. As such, the Red Flag Warning will be allowed
to expire.

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