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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Pueblo CO

223 PM MDT Thu Apr 25 2024





COZ224-225-232-233-237-260200-

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

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-

223 PM MDT Thu Apr 25 2024



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING

FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES

224, 225, 232, 233, AND 237...



* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 224, 225, 232, 233 and 237.



* Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.



* Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent.



* Impacts...Rapid rates of fire growth and spread will be 

  possible. Please avoid fire starts.



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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