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Town of Center, CO
Saturday June 9th, 2018 :: 04:38 a.m. MDT

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Red Flag Warning until 10:00PM Sunday

...A Red Flag Warning has been issued from noon today until 8 pm mdt this evening for gusty winds, low relative humidity, high Haines indices and dry fuels for fire weather zone 224, which includes the San Luis Valley... ...A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Sunday morning through Sunday evening, for gusty winds, low relative humidity, high Haines Indices and dry fuels for fire weather zones 220 through 236, which includes the Eastern San Juan and La Garita mountains, Chaffee and Lake counties, the San Luis Valley, the Wet Mountains, the Wet Mountain Valley, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as well as Fremont, Custer, Teller, El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent and Prowers counties... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...225...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235 AND 236... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning which is in effect from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...221...222...223... 225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235 and 236.

* Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent.

* Haines Index...6 or a high potential for large plume dominated fire growth.

* Impacts...Conditions favorable for the rapid growth and spread of fires are anticipated.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS ... CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY ... EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON ... EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS INCLUDING WOLF CREEK PASS AND CREEDE ... FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY, HOWARD, TEXAS CREEK ... HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG ... KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS ... NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT AND BLACK FOREST ... OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS ... PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR ... PUEBLO COUNTY INCLUDING PUEBLO ... SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING FORT CARSON AND COLORADO SPRINGS ... SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE INCLUDING SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, WET MOUNTAINS, LA VETA PASS ... TELLER COUNTY, RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT ... UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING LAKE COUNTY AND CHAFFEE COUNTY ... WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER

Instructions:

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.

Address/Location
Town of Center, CO
294 S Worth St
Center, CO 81125

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 719-754-3497

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Red Flag Warning

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