URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 956 PM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022

Description: Urgent Fire Weather Message from The National Weather Service Office of Pueblo... RED FLAG WARNING issued for Saturday April 23, 2022.


Published: 04/23/2022
Byline: Hart

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 956 PM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022

...Red Flag Warning remains in effect 10 AM to 8 PM Saturday for gusty winds and low relative humidity, for fire weather zones 222, 224 and 227 through 237, which includes the Fremont County, the San Luis Valley, and most of the southeast plains...

COZ222-227>237-232000- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-220423T0400Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.220423T1600Z-220424T0200Z/ Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 956 PM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237...

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...Saturday from 10 AM to 8 PM. * Relative Humidity...As low as 7 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for extreme rates of fire growth and spread.

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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