Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
551 PM MST Mon Feb 16 2026
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Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
551 PM MST Mon Feb 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST
TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 228, 229, AND 230...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228, 229, AND 230...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228,
229, AND 230...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 228, 229 and 230.
* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 10 AM to 7 PM MST
Tuesday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Wednesday morning
through Wednesday evening.
* WINDS...Southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.
* IMPACTS...Extreme fire danger is expected. Fires will
uncontrollably spread and be very destructive.
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.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
551 PM MST Mon Feb 16 2026
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Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest-
Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado
Springs-
551 PM MST Mon Feb 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST
TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
226 AND 227...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 226 and 227.
* TIMING...From 10 AM to 7 PM MST Tuesday.
* WINDS...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 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.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
543 PM MST Mon Feb 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM TUESDAY FOR THE
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS, NORTHEAST PLAINS, AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS
DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR
ALL OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.Strong to damaging southwest to west winds will impact New
Mexico Tuesday with critical fire weather conditions over a large
area of eastern NM. Peak wind gusts of 55 to 70 mph with minimum
humidity values of 15 to 20% will allow for rapid fire spread
among fine fuels. Another day of strong to potentially damaging
winds are expected on Wednesday, and humidity values will be much
lower than on Tuesday. Minimum humidity values on Wednesday will
be between 8 and 18% across central and eastern NM. Any fires that
are started on Tuesday may continue to burn through Wednesday.
Critical fire weather conditions may also return on Thursday
across eastern NM.
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Northeast Highlands-
543 PM MST Mon Feb 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST
TUESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...
* AREA AND TIMING...Northeast Highlands (Zone 123) Tuesday and
Wednesday.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...For Tuesday, southwest to west 30 to 40 mph
with peak gusts of 55 to 70 mph. For Wednesday, southwest winds
of 25 to 40 mph with peak gusts up to 55 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For Tuesday afternoon, minimum values of 15
to 20%. For Wednesday afternoon, minimum values of 12 to 18%.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Red Flag Warning.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Fire Weather Watch.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
541 PM MST Mon Feb 16 2026
...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY
TUESDAY...
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Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County-
Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield
County-
North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and
Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County-Northeast Weld County-
Central and South Weld County-Morgan County-Logan County-
Sedgwick County-Phillips County-
541 PM MST Mon Feb 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF THE I-25
CORRIDOR AND NORTHEAST PLAINS...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 238, 239, 240, 242, 243,
244, 248, 250 and 251.
* TIMING...From 10 AM to 7 PM MST Tuesday.
* WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread.
Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a
spark and start a wildfire.
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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
541 PM MST Mon Feb 16 2026
...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY
TUESDAY...
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Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet-
Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County-
Washington County-
541 PM MST Mon Feb 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE
AND EASTERN PLAINS SOUTH OF I-76...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE AND EASTERN
PLAINS SOUTH OF I-76...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 241, 245, 246, 247 and 249.
* TIMING...From 10 AM to 7 PM MST Tuesday.
* WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread.
Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a
spark and start a wildfire.
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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1212 PM MST Mon Feb 16 2026
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Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest-
Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River-
Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument-
Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle-
Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National
Grassland-
Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains-
Laramie Foothills and High Plains-Laramie East High Plains-
Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland-Goshen/Middle-
Lower North Platte River Basin-
1212 PM MST Mon Feb 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
417, 418, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, AND 437...
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 5 AM to 6 PM MST Tuesday. The
Fire Weather Watch has been upgraded.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 434, 435, 436, 437, 417, 418,
430, 431, 432, and 433.
* WIND...In the morning, southwest winds 10 to 20 MPH with gusts
up to 30 MPH, becoming west 25 to 40 MPH with gusts up to 65
MPH possible in the late morning and afternoon.
* HUMIDITY...10 to 20 percent. Poor humidity recoveries possible
early in the morning.
* HIGHEST THREAT...Just east of the Laramie Range across southeast
Wyoming and the Interstate 25 corridor into the Nebraska
panhandle. Poor humidity recoveries for this time of year are
expected as winds quickly increase above criteria, as early as
600 AM. Strong winds, low relative humidity, and mild
temperatures will lead to extremely critical fire weather
conditions.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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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