Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Pueblo, CO
Areas Affected: San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache
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 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... 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. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity is in effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 224. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.167b7bde15a0782fbc74cd65a7270e6ab13a66d3.001.1 Codes: COZ224 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.167b7bde15a0782fbc74cd65a7270e6ab13a66d3.001.1