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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
456 PM MST THU DEC 18 2025
COZ235-191600-
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BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS-
456 PM MST THU DEC 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 235...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 235...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 235.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 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.
COZ234-236-237-190100-
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KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS-PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR-
BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS-
456 PM MST THU DEC 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234,
236, AND 237...
WINDS HAVE STEADILY LESSENED AND HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO
QUICKLY INCREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING. GIVEN THIS, WILL
ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE.
COZ221-222-226>233-191600-
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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT
FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT-
FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT AND BLACK FOREST-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING FORT CARSON AND COLORADO
SPRINGS-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-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON-
456 PM MST THU DEC 18 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 221, 222, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, AND 233...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221, 222, 226, 227, 228,
229, 230, 231, 232 AND 233.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 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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