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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1126 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2026
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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT
FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT-
FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK-
SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE-
SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE INCLUDING SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS/WET
MOUNTAINS/LA VETA PASS-
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-
OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON-
KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS-BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS-
PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR-
BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS-
1126 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2026
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ZONES 224, AND
225...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228,
229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, AND 237...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227,
228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, AND 237...
* THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ZONES 224 AND 225
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227,
228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 AND 237.
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...FOR ZONE 224, WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
FOR ZONE 225, WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. FOR ALL
REMAINING ZONES, WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT FOR ALL ZONES.
* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED. FIRES WILL SPREAD
UNCONTROLLABLY AND COULD BE VERY DESTRUCTIVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT POSES A SIGNIFICANT
THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FOR BOTH RURAL AND URBAN ENVIRONMENTS IN
THE EVENT OF A WILDFIRE START OR EXISTING FIRE. IN SOME CASES, SAFE
AND TIMELY EVACUATION MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE SHOULD A FIRE APPROACH.
AVOID DEBRIS BURNING, CAMPFIRES, AND ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY OR USE OF
EQUIPMENT THAT COULD PRODUCE A SPARK. FOLLOW ALL LOCAL FIRE
RESTRICTIONS. VISIT READY.GOV/WILDFIRES#PREPAREDNESS FOR TIPS ON HOW
TO PREPARE FOR A WILDFIRE.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
COZ220-220930-
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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING LAKE COUNTY AND CHAFFEE
COUNTY-
1126 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2026
..THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ZONE 220
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220...
* THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220.
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED. FIRES WILL SPREAD
UNCONTROLLABLY AND COULD BE VERY DESTRUCTIVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT POSES A SIGNIFICANT
THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FOR BOTH RURAL AND URBAN ENVIRONMENTS IN
THE EVENT OF A WILDFIRE START OR EXISTING FIRE. IN SOME CASES, SAFE
AND TIMELY EVACUATION MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE SHOULD A FIRE APPROACH.
AVOID DEBRIS BURNING, CAMPFIRES, AND ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY OR USE OF
EQUIPMENT THAT COULD PRODUCE A SPARK. FOLLOW ALL LOCAL FIRE
RESTRICTIONS. VISIT READY.GOV/WILDFIRES#PREPAREDNESS FOR TIPS ON HOW
TO PREPARE FOR A WILDFIRE.
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