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:
Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass
Effective: Sat, 6/21 10:04pm Updated: Sun, 6/22 3:19am Urgency: Expected
Expires: Sun, 6/22 2:15pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 10 AM until 10 PM
Sunday across the central and southern mountains...

...A Fire Weather Watch is in effect Monday afternoon and
evening across the central and southwest mountains...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 225.

* TIMING...From 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Sunday.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.

* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise
extreme caution with any outdoor burning.

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.