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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1258 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2026
COZ229-230-233-040000-
/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-
1258 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2026
...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 229, 230, AND 233...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229, 230 AND 233.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 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.
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