650  
WWUS85 KPUB 072002  
RFWPUB  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
202 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2025  
 
COZ222-081215-  
/O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0038.250808T1700Z-250809T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-250808T0200Z/  
FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK-  
202 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE  
222...  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR  
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN  
EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222.  
 
* TIMING...FOR THE FIRST RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE SECOND RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM  
MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
COZ220-224-081215-  
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-250808T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0038.250808T1700Z-250809T0200Z/  
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING LAKE COUNTY AND CHAFFEE  
COUNTY-  
SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE-  
202 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES  
220 AND 224...  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT  
FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER  
ZONES 220 AND 224...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224.  
 
* TIMING...FOR THE FIRST RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE SECOND RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM  
MDT FRIDAY.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 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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