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FLUS45 KPUB 091835
HWOPUB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1235 PM MDT THU APR 9 2026
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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-
1235 PM MDT THU APR 9 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SPOTTY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE GAP FLOW AREAS OF EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY
AND HUERFANO COUNTY, AND OVER PARTS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH THE BEST COVERAGE OVER
AND NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE MAIN STORM THREATS WILL BE GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 45 MPH, THOUGH ONE OR TWO STRONGER STORMS
ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS, COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AROUND
60 MPH, ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
FRIDAY WILL BE MUCH COOLER. SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING
OVER SOME LOCATIONS, WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER PARTS
OF THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE BEST
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ALONG THE MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS
INTERFACE AND ALONG THE COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO BORDER.
FOR SATURDAY, IT WILL BE MUCH WARMER AND BREEZY, WITH ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY
WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON TIME PERIOD.
FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY, WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE PLAINS AS HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE QUITE LOW
BOTH DAYS AND STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE COOLER WITH
HIGHER ELEVATIONS SNOWS AND VALLEY SHOWERS. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR OVER THE PLAINS. THE SNOWFALL OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS MAY BE SIGNIFICANT.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION.
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