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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
216 PM MST TUE JAN 20 2026
COZ220>222-225-226-228-229-210000-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260121T0000Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING LAKE COUNTY AND CHAFFEE
COUNTY-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT
FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT-
FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK-
SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE INCLUDING SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS/WET
MOUNTAINS/LA VETA PASS-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT AND BLACK FOREST-
PUEBLO COUNTY INCLUDING PUEBLO-
HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG-
216 PM MST TUE JAN 20 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 220, 225, AND 226...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 221, 222, 225, 226,
228 AND 229.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 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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