RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED MAY 17 AT 12:37AM MDT UNTIL MAY 17 AT 9:00PM MDT
Effective: 2026-05-17 00:37:00
Expires: 2026-05-17 21:00:00
Issued by: NWS Pueblo CO
Alert Text
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230, 233 AND 237. * TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SUNDAY, AND SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE MONDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED. FIRES WILL UNCONTROLLABLY SPREAD AND COULD BE VERY DESTRUCTIVE.
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Target Area
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER, EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON, BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS
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