Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
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366 WWUS85 KPUB 042058 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 158 PM MST Tue Feb 4 2025 ...A Red Flag Warning has been issued for portions of the area from 10 AM until 6 PM Wednesday... COZ229-230-233-237-051300- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0002.250205T1700Z-250206T0100Z/ Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 158 PM MST Tue Feb 4 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229, 230, 233, AND 237... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM to 6 PM MST Wednesday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 229, 230, 233 and 237. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph near the mountains. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with 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. && $$