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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
1117 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2025  
 
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WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET-  
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET-  
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-  
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET-  
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET-  
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET-  
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-  
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW  
10000 FEET-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-  
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-  
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-  
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-  
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FEET-  
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FEET-  
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET-  
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FEET-  
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-  
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FEET-  
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-  
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN  
7500 AND 11000 FEET-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET-  
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-  
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW  
7500 FEET-  
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE  
BELOW 7400 FEET-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET-  
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET-  
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET-  
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-  
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-  
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-  
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-  
1117 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2025  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST  
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.  
   
DAY ONE  
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT  
 
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ENTIRE  
REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, AND RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN  
EFFECT. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WILL  
OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES. PLEASE DO NOT  
DO ANYTHING WHICH COULD CAUSE A SPARK AND START A WILDFIRE. PATCHY  
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO POSSIBLE GIVEN THE STRONG WINDS.  
 
ALTHOUGH THE CHANCES ARE VERY LOW (LESS THAN 10 PERCENT), THERE  
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE COLORADO-  
KANSAS BORDER LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF A THUNDERSTORM  
SHOULD DEVELOP, IT WOULD RAPIDLY BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE  
DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAIL OR A TORNADO.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY  
 
HIGH FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND PORTIONS  
OF OUR PLAINS ON MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL BE  
POSSIBLE, ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.  
PLEASE AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START A FIRE ON MONDAY!  
 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR  
THE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY TIMEFRAME, ESPECIALLY OVER AND NEAR THE  
MOUNTAINS.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL  
BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION.  
 
 
 
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