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WWUS85 KPUB 141937  
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
137 PM MDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
COZ225-151145-  
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SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE INCLUDING SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS/WET  
MOUNTAINS/LA VETA PASS-  
137 PM MDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225...  
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR  
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER  
WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN  
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225.  
 
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM SATURDAY MORNING  
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY. EXERCISE  
EXTREME CAUTION WITH 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.  
 
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE  
RED FLAG WARNINGS.  
 
 
 
 
 
COZ220-222-150100-  
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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING LAKE COUNTY AND CHAFFEE  
COUNTY-FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK-  
137 PM MDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 222...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 222.  
 
* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY. EXERCISE  
EXTREME CAUTION WITH 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
COZ229-230-233-237-151145-  
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0045.260516T1700Z-260517T0100Z/  
HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG-  
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER-  
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON-  
BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS-  
137 PM MDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR  
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229, 230, 233, AND 237...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER  
WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN  
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229, 230, 233 AND 237.  
 
* TIMING...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY. EXERCISE  
EXTREME CAUTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR BURNING.  
 
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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