Weather Alerts for Northern Sangre de Cristo MountainsIssued by the National Weather Service |
 FIRE WEATHER WATCH |
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| 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 - 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 |
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| Effective: Sun, 4/19 12:35pm | Updated: Sun, 4/19 8:47pm | Urgency: Future |
| Expires: Mon, 4/20 4:45am | 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 Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234 and 235. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Near 5 percent. * IMPACTS...Extreme fire danger is expected. Fires will uncontrollably spread and be very destructive. Information: 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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