NWS: Fire Weather Message + Red Flag Warning 3/25/23

Description: The National Weather Service Office in Pueblo released the following Fire Weather Message and Red Flag Warning for the Southeast Colorado Plains at 2:36 PM for March 25, 2023... Effective 11am-8pm...

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED

National Weather Service Pueblo CO 236 PM MDT Fri Mar 24 2023 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- Bent County Including Las Animas- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands-

236 PM MDT Fri Mar 24 2023

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE

...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 8 PM MDT Saturday.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 235 and 237.

* Winds...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 9 percent.

* Impacts... Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread.

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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