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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
719 PM MDT Thu Mar 30 2023

COZ226>237-311730-
/O.EXT.KPUB.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-230331T0400Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.230331T1700Z-230401T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0010.230401T1700Z-230402T0200Z/
Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest-
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-
Crowley County Including Ordway-
Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas-
Prowers County Including Lamar-
Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands-
719 PM MDT Thu Mar 30 2023

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233,
234, 235, 236, AND 237...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT
FRIDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232,
233, 234, 235, 236, AND 237...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226, 227, 228,
229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, AND 237...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 226, 227, 228, 229, 230,
  231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 and 237.

* Winds...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 4 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for extreme 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.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
719 PM MDT Thu Mar 30 2023

COZ224-311730-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0010.230401T1700Z-230402T0200Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
719 PM MDT Thu Mar 30 2023

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224.

* Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

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