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Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains
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Weather Alerts for Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Issued by the National Weather Service

Red Flag Warning  RED FLAG WARNING   Red Flag Warning
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS
Areas Affected:
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek - Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass - 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: Sun, 5/17 12:37am Updated: Sun, 5/17 5:22am Urgency: Expected
Expires: Sun, 5/17 4:45pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 222, 225, 228, 229, 231,
232, 234, 235 and 236.

* TIMING...From 10 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT this evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 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.