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FLUS45 KPUB 201029
HWOPUB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
329 AM MST TUE JAN 20 2026
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WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FEET-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FEET-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FEET-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FEET-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FEET-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW
10000 FEET-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FEET-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FEET-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FEET/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FEET-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FEET-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FEET-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FEET-PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FEET-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FEET-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
329 AM MST TUE JAN 20 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER A GOOD PORTION
OF THE REGION TODAY, INCLUDING THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS (MAINLY
BELOW 9000 FEET), THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS, MOST OF THE PIKES PEAK
REGION AND PORTIONS OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR REGION. VERY LOW RH
VALUES ALONG WIND WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WILL ALLOW FOR
EXTREMA FIRE BEHAVIOR TO OCCUR IF A FIRE SHOULD START. PLEASE DO
NOT BURN TODAY. DO NOT DO ANYTHING THAT COULD CAUSE A SPARK.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION STARTING LATER ON
THURSDAY AND LAST INTO AT LEAST SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES OVER THE
PLAINS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE DAYLIGHT
HOURS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, AND SINGLE DIGIT READINGS ARE EXPECTED
FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES OVER PARTS OF THE PLAINS MAY GO BELOW
ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
MORNING. WIDESPREAD LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY STARTING
FRIDAY AND LAST INTO SATURDAY.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL
BE LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION.
HODANISH
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