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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1254 AM MDT TUE JUN 30 2026
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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING LAKE COUNTY AND CHAFFEE
COUNTY-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT
FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT-
FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS INCLUDING WOLF
CREEK PASS AND CREEDE-
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-
1254 AM MDT TUE JUN 30 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227,
228, 229, AND 230...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, AND 230...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228,
229, AND 230...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 221, 222, 223, 224,
225, 226, 227, 228, 229 AND 230.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. LOCALLY
HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR HIGH BASED
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT ON TUESDAY AND 4
PERCENT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY. EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION AND AVOID ANY OUTDOOR BURNING. FIRE BEHAVIOR MAY BECOME
DANGEROUS AND ERRATIC IF IMPACTED BY GUSTY THUNDERSTORM
OUTFLOWS.
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.
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EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON-
1254 AM MDT TUE JUN 30 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 233...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
233...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 233.
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. LOCALLY
HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR HIGH BASED
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY. EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION AND AVOID ANY OUTDOOR BURNING.
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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CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY-
OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS-
1254 AM MDT TUE JUN 30 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231 AND 232...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231 AND 232.
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. LOCALLY
HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR HIGH BASED
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY. EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION AND AVOID ANY OUTDOOR BURNING.
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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