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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Pueblo CO

159 PM MDT Sat Apr 20 2024



COZ222-224-227>230-211200-

/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0024.240422T1700Z-240423T0200Z/

Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-

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

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-

159 PM MDT Sat Apr 20 2024



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

MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE

WEATHER ZONES 222, 224, 227, 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 Monday morning through Monday evening.



* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222, 224, 227, 228, 229 and 

  230.



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



* Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent.



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

  possible.  Please avoid fire starts. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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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