URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
148 AM MST Fri Dec 19 2025
Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- 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- 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- 148 AM MST Fri Dec 19 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221, 222, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, AND 235...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 221, 222, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233 and 235.
* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.
* IMPACTS...High fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. Please avoid any activities that could start a wildfire!
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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