070  
WWUS85 KPUB 272015  
RFWPUB  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
215 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2025  
 
COZ224-227>231-234>236-281215-  
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-250428T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0029.250428T1700Z-250429T0200Z/  
SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE-  
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-  
CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY-KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS-  
BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS-PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR-  
215 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES  
224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235, AND 236...  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT  
MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER  
ZONES 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235, AND 236...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224, 227, 228, 229, 230,  
231, 234, 235 AND 236.  
 
* WINDS...FOR TODAY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55  
MPH. FOR MONDAY, WEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED. FIRES WILL  
UNCONTROLLABLY SPREAD AND BE VERY DESTRUCTIVE.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
COZ221-226-280300-  
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-250428T0300Z/  
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT  
FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT-  
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT AND BLACK FOREST-  
215 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES  
221 AND 226...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 226.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED. FIRES WILL CATCH  
AND SPREAD RAPIDLY AND ERRATICALLY.  
 
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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