Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Pueblo, CO
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
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 4:58pm MST
Alert Effective: Wednesday 4:58pm MST
Alert Expires: Thursday 9:00am MST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 11:00am MST
Event Ends: Thursday 6:00pm MST
Issued by: NWS Pueblo CO
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227, 228, 229, AND 230... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227, 228, 229, AND 230... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227, 228, 229, AND 230... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 227, 228, 229 and 230. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph for Thursday. Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph on Friday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 10 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. 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.421ca53fa9440b30de6dc6edc8c1aaa93f51f96d.001.2 Codes: COZ227, COZ228, COZ229, COZ230 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.421ca53fa9440b30de6dc6edc8c1aaa93f51f96d.001.2