Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Pueblo, CO
Areas Affected: Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County; Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument; Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Friday 11:47pm MDT
Alert Effective: Friday 11:47pm MDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 4:00pm MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 11:00am MDT
Event Ends: Sunday 9:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Pueblo CO
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 221, AND 225... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221 and 225. * TIMING...From 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bab8f9c4ec76e741c830595319f345d1d0ba6ab0.002.2 Codes: COZ220, COZ221, COZ225 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bab8f9c4ec76e741c830595319f345d1d0ba6ab0.002.2