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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
420 PM MDT MON MAY 18 2026
COZ230-233-190200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260519T0200Z/
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON-
420 PM MDT MON MAY 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
230 AND 233...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230 AND 233.
* TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED. FIRES WILL CATCH
AND SPREAD RAPIDLY AND ERRATICALLY.
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.
COZ237-190200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260519T0200Z/
BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS-
420 PM MDT MON MAY 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
237...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237.
* TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED. FIRES WILL CATCH
AND SPREAD RAPIDLY AND ERRATICALLY.
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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