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Red Flag Warning  RED FLAG WARNING   Red Flag Warning
EL PASO COUNTY
Areas Affected:
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 - Prowers County Including Lamar - Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands
Effective: Wed, 4/1 12:18pm Updated: Wed, 4/1 1:57pm Urgency: Expected
Expires: Thu, 4/2 4:30am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely
 
Details: 
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is
no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 227, 228, 229, 230, 231,
232, 233, 234, 235, 236 and 237.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.

* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme
caution and avoid any outdoor burning.

Information: 
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.