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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1135 AM MST Sun Mar 1 2026


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Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
1135 AM MST Sun Mar 1 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST MONDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
229, 230, AND 233... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229, 230, AND 233...

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 7 PM MST Monday. A Fire Weather Watch has
also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low
relative humidity is in effect from Tuesday morning through
Tuesday afternoon. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 229, 230 and 233.

* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 7 PM MST 
  Monday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Tuesday morning 
  through Tuesday afternoon.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 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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