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: Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County - 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 - Huerfano County Including Walsenburg - Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher |
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| Effective: Thu, 3/26 6:20pm | Updated: Thu, 3/26 7:19pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Fri, 3/27 10:30am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 222, 224, 225, 229 and 230. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, until 8 PM MDT this evening. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 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: Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County - 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 - Huerfano County Including Walsenburg - Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher |
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| Effective: Thu, 3/26 6:20pm | Updated: Thu, 3/26 7:19pm | Urgency: Future |
| Expires: Fri, 3/27 10:30am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Possible |
Details:
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 222, 224, 225, 229 and 230. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, until 8 PM MDT this evening. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 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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