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WWUS85 KPUB 172016
RFWPUB
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
216 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2025
COZ220-223-180300-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-250618T0300Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING LAKE COUNTY AND CHAFFEE
COUNTY-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS INCLUDING WOLF
CREEK PASS AND CREEDE-
216 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220 AND 223...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 223.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 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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