974  
WWUS85 KPUB 252038  
RFWPUB  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
238 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2025  
 
COZ224-261245-  
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0021.250426T1800Z-250427T0200Z/  
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0027.250426T1800Z-250427T0200Z/  
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0022.250427T1700Z-250428T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-250426T0200Z/  
SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE-  
238 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE  
224...  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR  
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE  
WEATHER ZONE 224...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN  
EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS  
ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM  
SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...WITH THE  
STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON  
SUNDAY. FIRES MAY SPREAD UNCONTROLLABLY.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
COZ221-226>231-234>236-261245-  
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0022.250427T1700Z-250428T0300Z/  
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT  
FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT-  
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT AND BLACK FOREST-  
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-  
CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY-KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS-  
BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS-PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR-  
238 PM MDT FRI APR 25 2025  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE  
WEATHER ZONES 221, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235, AND  
236...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER  
WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN  
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221, 226, 227, 228, 229,  
230, 231, 234, 235 AND 236.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED. FIRES WILL CATCH  
AND SPREAD RAPIDLY AND ERRATICALLY.  
 
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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