Full Notification

...A Red Flag Warning is in effect for gusty winds, low humidity, high Haines indices, and dry fuels from Noon until 8 PM today for fire weather zone 222 which includes Fremont County... ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect for gusty winds, low humidity, high Haines indices, and dry fuels from noon until 8 PM Wednesday, for fire weather zones 220 through 222, and 224 through 233, which includes Lake, Chaffee, Teller and Fremont Counties, the San Luis Valley, the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains, the Wet Mountain Valley, and El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley and Otero Counties... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds, low relative humidity, high haines indices, and dry fuels, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Wednesday.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...221...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232 and 233.

* Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid ignition, growth, and spread of fires on Wednesday.

* Haines...6.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT AND BLACK FOREST ... SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE ... OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS ... WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER ... CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY ... SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE INCLUDING SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS/WET MOUNTAINS/LA VETA PASS ... UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING LAKE COUNTY AND CHAFFEE COUNTY ... SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING FORT CARSON AND COLORADO SPRINGS ... HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG ... PUEBLO COUNTY INCLUDING PUEBLO ... EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON ... TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT

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.