Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
652 PM MDT Sun Mar 8 2026
COZ229-230-091700-
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Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
652 PM MDT Sun Mar 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 229 AND 230...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
229 AND 230...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 229 and 230.
* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 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 Pueblo CO
652 PM MDT Sun Mar 8 2026
COZ222-224-227-228-231-091700-
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Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado
Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Crowley County Including Ordway-
652 PM MDT Sun Mar 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 222, 224, 227, 228, AND 231...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 222, 224, 227, 228 and 231.
* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 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 North Platte NE
512 PM CDT Sun Mar 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING...
NEZ204-206-208-210-100100-
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Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-
Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National
Forest-Frenchman Basin-
512 PM CDT Sun Mar 8 2026 /412 PM MDT Sun Mar 8 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/
TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY, NEAR RECORD
WARMTH, AND GUSTY WINDS FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern
Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Fire Weather
Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie
National Forest and Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin.
* TIMING...11 AM CDT/ 10 AM MDT to 8 PM CDT/ 7 PM MDT Monday
* WINDS...West to southwest at 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40
mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 to 19 percent. Lowest values
west of Highway 83.
* TEMPERATURES...Highs in the mid to upper 70s.
* LIGHTNING...None expected.
* IMPACTS...Any fire starts will have a high potential to spread
rapidly and will be difficult to control.
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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Taylor
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1142 AM MDT Sun Mar 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM TODAY FOR MUCH OF
NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WIND AND LOW
HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MONDAY FOR MUCH
OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WIND AND
LOW HUMIDITY...
.Critical fire weather will continue today and Monday east of the
central mountain chain due to persistent surface low pressure,
ample atmospheric mixing, strong southwesterly winds, and well
above normal high temperatures. The greatest confidence for
critical wind speeds will develop in the area from U.S.Highway 60
north to the Interstate 40 corridor and U.S. Highway 412.
NMZ104-123-125-126-090200-
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Northeast Plains-Northeast Highlands-Central Highlands-
East Central Plains-
1142 AM MDT Sun Mar 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY...
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM to 7 PM MDT Monday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* AREA AND TIMING...The Northeast Plains (Zone 104), Northeast
Highlands (Zone 123), Central Highlands (Zone 125), and East
Central Plains (Zone 126) from noon through 8 PM MDT today then
again from 11 AM through 7 PM MDT Monday.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph
today. Southwest or west 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
on Monday.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum values between 5 to 11 percent
both days.
* 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 and Fire Weather Watch.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Red Flag Warning.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1138 AM MDT Sun Mar 8 2026
.RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE ON MONDAY.
.FIRE WEATHER WATCH CANCELLED FOR WYOMING FIRE WEATHER ZONE 430 ON
MONDAY.
NEZ434>437-WYZ417-418-431>433-091200-
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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 East High Plains-Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland-
Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin-
1138 AM MDT Sun Mar 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOW
RH AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, 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 9 AM to 6 PM MDT Monday.
* WIND... WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
* HUMIDITY... BETWEEN 13 AND 20 PERCENT
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* ADDITIONAL INFO...Lingering areas of snow cover will remain in
isolated areas of far southeastern Wyoming and the southwest
Nebraska Panhandle. These very localized areas with lingering
snow cover will see greatly reduced fire weather threats due to
increased ground moisture.
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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