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: Thursday 11:36am MDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 11:36am MDT
Alert Expires: Friday 3:45am MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 11:00am MDT
Event Ends: Friday 8:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Pueblo CO
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY 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 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 220. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops could catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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.db6f8969790ec826d4c1ee96fc02cc415f11c23b.003.2 Codes: COZ220 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.db6f8969790ec826d4c1ee96fc02cc415f11c23b.003.2