Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Pueblo, CO
Areas Affected: Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 12:31am MDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 12:31am MDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 4:45pm MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 1:00pm MDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 7:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Pueblo CO
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM MDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 220. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
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:2.49.0.1.840.0.167b7bde15a0782fbc74cd65a7270e6ab13a66d3.002.1 Codes: COZ220 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.167b7bde15a0782fbc74cd65a7270e6ab13a66d3.002.1