WWUS85 KPUB 200636 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1236 AM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026 COZ220>230-202245- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0023.260321T1700Z-260322T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0029.260321T1700Z-260322T0500Z/ 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- Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- 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- 1236 AM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, AND 230... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 11 PM MDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229 and 230. * TIMING...From 11 AM to 11 PM MDT Saturday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 to 10 percent. * TEMPERATURES...mid 80s to lower 90s. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. 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. && $$