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Weather Alerts for Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Issued by the National Weather Service

Freeze Warning  FREEZE WARNING   Freeze Warning
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS
Areas Affected:
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County - Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft - Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft - Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet - Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft - Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft - 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
Effective: Thu, 4/16 5:34pm Updated: Thu, 4/16 10:32pm Urgency: Expected
Expires: Fri, 4/17 1:45am Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures are near certain with nearly all
areas in the lower to mid 20s. Monument Hill will see temperatures
in the teens.

* WHERE...Southeast plains of Colorado

* WHEN...From midnight Friday Night to 8 AM MDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Freeze conditions will kill sensitive vegetation and
damage unprotected outdoor plumbing, including sprinkler systems
and swamp coolers.

Information: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Red Flag Warning  RED FLAG WARNING   Red Flag Warning
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS
Areas Affected:
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County - Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument - Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek - San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache - Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass - Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest - Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs - Pueblo County Including Pueblo - Huerfano County Including Walsenburg - Crowley County Including Ordway - Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands - Kiowa County Including Eads - Bent County Including Las Animas - Prowers County Including Lamar
Effective: Thu, 4/16 12:44pm Updated: Thu, 4/16 10:32pm Urgency: Expected
Expires: Thu, 4/16 11:00pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 224, 225,
226, 227, 228, 229, 231, 232, 234, 235 and 236.

* TIMING...Until 11 PM MDT this evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent.

* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch
and spread rapidly and erratically.

Information: 
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.