2 products issued by NWS for: 6 Miles ESE Crestone CO
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 804 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024 COZ224-225-232-233-237-251815- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0028.240425T1600Z-240426T0200Z/ San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 804 PM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224, 225, 232, 233, AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 224, 225, 232, 233 and 237. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Impacts...Rapid rates of fire growth and spread will be possible. Please avoid fire starts. 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. && $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1134 AM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024 COZ058>089-093>099-251300- Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet- Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet- Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet- Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet- Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet- Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet- La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Southern San Luis Valley- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet- Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet- Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County- Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County- Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County- Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County- 1134 AM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Critical fire weather conditions are expected today across the San Luis Valley due to low humidity values and gusty southwest winds. Gap flow areas across the southern I-25 corridor will also see some spotty critical conditions. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday High fire danger is expected across southern Colorado Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon as strong winds and very low relative humidity values develop each day. Winds gusting up to around 50 mph are expected on Thursday, along with a low risk of strong to severe storms across the eastern plains. An upper level system will move in late in the week into the weekend, bringing cooler weather with increased snow chances over the higher terrain, and rain and thunderstorms across the lower elevations. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters will not be needed this afternoon or tonight. $$ 27/EHR