####018004303#### WWUS85 KPUB 150949 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 349 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024 COZ228>230-160200- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0020.240416T1700Z-240417T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0020.240415T1500Z-240416T0400Z/ Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- 349 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226, 227, AND 228... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228, 229, AND 230... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 228, 229 and 230. * Winds...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ COZ221-222-225>227-231>237-160200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0020.240415T1500Z-240416T0400Z/ Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 349 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221, 222, 225, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221, 222, 225, 226, 227, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 and 237. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 5 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ220-224-160000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0020.240415T1800Z-240416T0000Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- 349 AM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220 and 224. * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 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. && $$ Hodanish