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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Pueblo CO

1233 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026





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Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee

County-

1233 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT 

WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE 

WEATHER ZONE 220... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 

THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND 

LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220...



The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag

Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in

effect from noon to 7 PM MDT Wednesday. A Fire Weather Watch has

also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low

relative humidity is in effect from Thursday afternoon through

Thursday evening.



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 220.



* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 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.



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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COZ223-051045-

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Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf

Creek Pass and Creede-

1233 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH

THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 223...



The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather

Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in

effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening.



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 223.



* WINDS...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent.



* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise 

  extreme caution with any outdoor burning.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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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