One product issued by NWS for: 8 Miles SSW Weston CO
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 213 PM MDT Wed Mar 19 2025 COZ222-224-225-227>230-233-237-201215- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0009.250320T1800Z-250321T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0014.250320T1800Z-250321T0300Z/ Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- 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- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 213 PM MDT Wed Mar 19 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222, 224, 225, 227, 228, 229, 230, 233, AND 237... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 222, 224, 225, 227, 228, 229, 230, 233 and 237. * TIMING...From noon to 9 PM MDT Thursday. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph over mountain zones, and gusts to 40 mph over lower elevation zones. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 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. && $$