Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued December 30 at 3:41AM MST until December 30 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Pueblo CO
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
December 30, 2024 - 2:41am
Expires:
December 30, 2024 - 5:00pm
Description:
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 221, 226, 227, 228, 229,
230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 and 237.
* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.
* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise
extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument; 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; Prowers County Including Lamar; Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands
Forcast Office:
NWS Pueblo CO