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FLUS45 KPUB 141036  
HWOPUB  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO  
436 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
COZ058>089-093>099-151045-  
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-  
436 AM MDT SAT MAR 14 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, ALONG WITH STRONG, GUSTY WINDS,  
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF OUR AREA TODAY AND INTO  
TONIGHT. OVER THE PLAINS, WINDS WILL BE AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH, WITH  
GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE. OVER THE MOUNTAINS, WIND GUSTS COULD  
EXCEED 70 MPH AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID  
FIRE GROWTH AND INTENSIFICATION.  
 
LATER TONIGHT, LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL  
MOUNTAINS. COMBINED WITH THE ONGOING WINDS, BLOWING SNOW IS  
EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL  
CONDITIONS.  
 
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY  
 
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY, ALONG WITH  
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY.  
 
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE AREA ON  
TUESDAY.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.  
 

 
 
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