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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Pueblo CO

340 AM MDT Wed May 1 2024





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San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-

340 AM MDT Wed May 1 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT

THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE

WEATHER ZONE 224...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...



The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather

Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in

effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.



* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224.



* Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.



* Relative Humidity...As low as 9 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.



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Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-

Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-

Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands-

340 AM MDT Wed May 1 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT

THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE

WEATHER ZONES 232, 233, AND 237...



* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 232, 233 and 237.



* Winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.



* Relative Humidity...As low as 10 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.



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