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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
637 PM MST MON MAR 2 2026
COZ229-230-233-031745-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260303T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0018.260303T1800Z-260304T0000Z/
HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG-
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON-
637 PM MST MON MAR 2 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST
TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 229, 230, AND 233...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229,
230, AND 233...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229, 230 AND 233.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON TUESDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY. AVOID ACTIVITIES
WHICH COULD START A WILDFIRE.
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.
COZ222-030245-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260303T0200Z/
FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK-
637 PM MST MON MAR 2 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222...
HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS AND WINDS HAVE
DECREASED. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
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