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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Pueblo CO

235 PM MDT Sun May 5 2024



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

235 PM MDT Sun May 5 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING

FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE

224...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT

MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER

ZONE 224...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH

TUESDAY 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 Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.



* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224.



* Winds...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.



* Relative Humidity...As low as 11 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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Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet

Mountains/La Veta Pass-

Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-

Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-

Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands-

235 PM MDT Sun May 5 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT

MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER

ZONES 225, 232, 233, AND 237...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH

TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR

FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225, 232, 233, AND 237...



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 225, 232, 233 and 237.



* Winds...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.



* Relative Humidity...As low as 6 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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