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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
210 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
COZ235-190115-  
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/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0046.251218T1800Z-251219T0000Z/  
BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS-  
210 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO  
5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 235...  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR  
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 235...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER  
WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN  
EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 235.  
 
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO  
5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM  
FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 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.  
 
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE  
RED FLAG WARNINGS.  
 
 
 
 
 
COZ234-236-237-190000-  
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0046.251218T1800Z-251219T0000Z/  
KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS-PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR-  
BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS-  
210 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO  
5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234, 236, AND 237...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234, 236 AND 237.  
 
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
COZ228>232-190115-  
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0037.251219T1800Z-251220T0000Z/  
PUEBLO COUNTY INCLUDING PUEBLO-  
HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG-  
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER-  
CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY-  
OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS-  
210 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR  
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228, 229, 230, 231, AND 232...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER  
WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN  
EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228, 229, 230, 231 AND 232.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY. EXERCISE  
EXTREME CAUTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR BURNING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE  
RED FLAG WARNINGS.  
 
 
 
 
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