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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1231 AM MDT MON APR 6 2026
COZ237-062245-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0037.260406T1700Z-260407T0200Z/
BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS-
1231 AM MDT MON APR 6 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237.
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY. EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION AND AVOID 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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