580  
WWUS85 KPUB 080153  
RFWPUB  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
753 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2025  
 
COZ220-224-081800-  
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-250808T0200Z/  
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0031.250809T1700Z-250810T0200Z/  
/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-  
753 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2025  
 
...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...  
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR  
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224...  
...RED FLAG WARNING THIS EVENING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM FOR FIRE  
WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER  
WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN  
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224.  
 
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT  
FRIDAY. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM SATURDAY MORNING  
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 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.  
 
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE  
RED FLAG WARNINGS.  
 
 
 
 
 
COZ222-081800-  
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-250808T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0038.250808T1700Z-250809T0200Z/  
FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK-  
753 PM MDT THU AUG 7 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT  
FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER  
ZONE 222...  
...RED FLAG WARNING THIS EVENING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM FOR FIRE  
WEATHER ZONE 222...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222.  
 
* TIMING...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.  
 
 
 
 
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