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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
303 PM MDT WED APR 14 2021
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 224, WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...
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SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE-
303 PM MDT WED APR 14 2021
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS,
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID
RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD.
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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