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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Pueblo CO

1142 AM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026



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Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands-

1142 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 ZONE

237...



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.



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 237.



* TIMING...From 11 AM to 11 PM MDT Saturday.



* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.



* TEMPERATURES...Up to 98.



* 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.



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COZ220>230-210945-

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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-

1142 AM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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...



* 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...5 to 10 percent.



* TEMPERATURES...80s and 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.



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