878  
WWUS85 KPUB 092002  
RFWPUB  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
202 PM MDT WED JUL 9 2025  
 
COZ220-223-224-101215-  
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0035.250710T1800Z-250711T0300Z/  
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING LAKE COUNTY AND CHAFFEE  
COUNTY-  
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS INCLUDING WOLF  
CREEK PASS AND CREEDE-  
SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE-  
202 PM MDT WED JUL 9 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT  
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE  
WEATHER ZONES 220, 223, AND 224...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 223 AND 224.  
 
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 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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