Conejos County, CO

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In effect from Wednesday 04/22 10:00 AM MDT – Thursday 04/23 12:00 AM MDT

Issued by NWS Pueblo CO

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM Wednesday to midnight MDT Wednesday night. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

Affected Area

Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234 and 235.

Timing

From 10 AM Wednesday to midnight MDT Wednesday night.

Winds

Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

Relative Humidity

As low as 5 percent.

Impacts

Extreme fire danger is expected. Fires will uncontrollably spread and be very destructive.

What to do

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.


Areas impacted

  • Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County
  • Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
  • Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek
  • San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache
  • Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass
  • 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
  • Kiowa County Including Eads
  • Bent County Including Las Animas

Briefing

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From the forecaster

Increasing Fire Danger

Created by the NWS Pueblo WFO

Dry, warm and breezy conditions today will bring critical fire weather conditions over portions of the far southeast plains. Dry, warm and windy weather on Wednesday will bring more widespread and potentially extreme fire weather conditions to most of south central and southeast Colorado. #cowx

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