Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
232 PM MST Mon Jan 5 2026
...A Red Flag Warning is in effect for portions of the area through
5 PM Today...
COZ227>233-060000-
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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-
Crowley County Including Ordway-
Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
232 PM MST Mon Jan 5 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, AND 233...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 227, 228, 229, 230, 231,
232 and 233.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 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.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1133 AM CST Mon Jan 5 2026
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Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson-Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-
Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth-Palo Duro Canyon-
1133 AM CST Mon Jan 5 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE...
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...In the 70s.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop could spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5).
WEATHER...Critical...3 (out of 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (out of 10).
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 will
create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid
activities that promote open flames and sparks.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
324 AM MST Mon Jan 5 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM UNTIL 5 PM MST TODAY FOR THE EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS EAST AND NORTHEAST OF DE BACA COUNTY DUE TO STRONG
WIND, LOW HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS...
.Westerly downslope winds will strengthen today and humidities
will plummet near and below 15 percent as a disturbance passes
north of New Mexico and a broad surface trough develops in the lee
of the southern Rockies. High temperatures will also climb up to
22 degrees above 1991-2020 averages, while Energy Release
Components (ERCs) peak from th 65th to 85th percentiles east and
northeast of De Baca County. De Baca and southern Roosevelt
Counties will observe higher humidities and more moderate ERCs,
but it will still be warm and windy.
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East Central Plains-
324 AM MST Mon Jan 5 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 5 PM MST
this afternoon.
* AREA AND TIMING...Quay, Curry, and northern Roosevelt Counties
from 11 AM until 5 PM today.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts around 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...13-16 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended..
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Red Flag Warning.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Norman OK
1208 AM CST Mon Jan 5 2026
OKZ014-021-033-TXZ083-052300-
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/O.NEW.KOUN.FW.W.0001.260105T1800Z-260105T2300Z/
Roger Mills-Beckham-Harmon-Hardeman-
1208 AM CST Mon Jan 5 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR very warm, dry and breezy conditions fOR parts of
western Oklahoma and western north Texas...
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 5 PM CST this
afternoon.
* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 83.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5).
WEATHER...Elevated...1 (out of 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...5 (out of 10).
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 will
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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