817  
WWUS85 KPUB 131754  
RFWPUB  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
1154 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2025  
 
COZ227>230-232-233-141000-  
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0010.250314T1600Z-250315T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0009.250313T1800Z-250314T0200Z/  
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-  
OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS-  
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON-  
1154 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES  
227, 228, 229, 230, 232, AND 233...  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR  
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227,  
228, 229, 230, 232, AND 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 6 PM MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227, 228, 229, 230, 232 AND  
233.  
 
* TIMING...FOR THE FIRST RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE SECOND RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM  
MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
COZ231-234>237-140200-  
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0009.250313T1800Z-250314T0200Z/  
CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY-KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS-  
BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS-PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR-  
BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS-  
1154 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES  
231, 234, 235, 236, AND 237...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231, 234, 235, 236 AND 237.  
 
* TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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