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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
239 PM MDT Sun Mar 9 2025

COZ220>222-227>229-231-234-101245-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0004.250310T1800Z-250311T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0008.250310T1800Z-250311T0000Z/
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-
Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado
Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Crowley County Including Ordway-Kiowa County Including Eads-
239 PM MDT Sun Mar 9 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220, 221, 222, 227, 228, 229, 231, AND 234...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag
arning for strong winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from noon to 6 PM MDT Monday. The Fire Weather Watch is no
longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 227, 228,
  229, 231 and 234.

* TIMING...From noon to 6 PM MDT Monday.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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