Weather Alerts for Northern Sangre de Cristo MountainsIssued by the National Weather Service |
 RED FLAG WARNING |
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| NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS | ||
Areas Affected: 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 - 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 |
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| Effective: Wed, 4/22 11:02pm | Updated: Thu, 4/23 12:54am | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Thu, 4/23 3:15pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. The Red Flag Warning for this evening has been cancelled. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 and 237. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Friday morning through Friday evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 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. 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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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH |
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| NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS | ||
Areas Affected: 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 - 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 |
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| Effective: Wed, 4/22 11:02pm | Updated: Thu, 4/23 12:54am | Urgency: Future |
| Expires: Thu, 4/23 3:15pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Possible |
Details:
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. The Red Flag Warning for this evening has been cancelled. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 and 237. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Friday morning through Friday evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 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. 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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