Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Pueblo, CO
Areas Affected: Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede; Kiowa County Including Eads; Prowers County Including Lamar
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Tuesday 7:55pm MDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 7:55pm MDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 12:00pm MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 11:00am MDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 8:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Pueblo CO
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 223, 234, AND 236... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 223, 234 and 236. * TIMING...From 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Wednesday. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.237dcc1d9984bca511512aa98c50560c4c03aa81.003.1 Codes: COZ223, COZ234, COZ236 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.237dcc1d9984bca511512aa98c50560c4c03aa81.003.1