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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
323 AM MDT MON APR 28 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-  
323 AM MDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST  
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.  
   
DAY ONE  
TODAY AND TONIGHT  
 
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE  
REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25  
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON, ALONG WITH  
MINIMUM HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. PLEASE AVOID ALL  
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT COULD START A FIRE TODAY.  
 
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE PALMER DIVIDE  
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH BETWEEN 5 AND 7 PM.  
IF ANY STORMS DO DEVELOP, THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND  
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE  
TODAY, AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. NEW SNOW AMOUNTS  
ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIGHT, GENERALLY UNDER AN INCH, AND RESTRICTED  
TO THE HIGHER PEAKS.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY  
 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR  
NEARLY EVERY DAY THROUGH THIS PERIOD, ESPECIALLY OVER AND NEAR  
THE MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY.  
 
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHEST PEAKS  
OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, MAINLY ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. NEW SNOW AMOUNTS  
ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT, GENERALLY UNDER AN INCH, AND RESTRICTED  
TO THE HIGHER PEAKS.  
 
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER RETURNS TO PORTIONS OF THE AREA BY SUNDAY.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL  
BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION.  
 
 
 
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