078 AXUS45 KPUB 251724 BRTPUB AREA SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1115 AM MDT MON JUN 25 2012 COZ085-252300- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT- INCLUDING...COLORADO SPRINGS 1115 AM MDT MON JUN 25 2012 .NOW... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES, ALONG WITH THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS, THE SOUTHERN I 25 CORRIDOR AND A LARGE PART OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. HOT AND DRY WEATHER IS THE WORD OF THE DAY AGAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN COLORADO. THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND EASTERN PLAINS WILL REACH TRIPLE DIGIT HIGHS, WITH 80S AND 90S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN VALLEYS. ONLY ISOLATED, MOSTLY DRY LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE STATE SHOULD SHIFT SLIGHTLY IN THE MID WEEK, ALLOWING A STREAM OF MOISTURE AIR TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO WESTERN COLORADO. SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY, WITH A LITTLER BETTER CHANCE OF SOME RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE FORECAST FOR PIKES PEAK, TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO AROUND 90 DEGREES. WINDS ARE GOING TO BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ COZ083-086-087-252300- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- INCLUDING...CANON CITY...PENROSE...PUEBLO...WALSENBURG 1115 AM MDT MON JUN 25 2012 .NOW... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR PUEBLO AND FREMONT COUNTIES, EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES, ALONG WITH THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS, THE SOUTHERN I 25 CORRIDOR AND A LARGE PART OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. HOT AND DRY WEATHER IS THE WORD OF THE DAY AGAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN COLORADO. THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND EASTERN PLAINS WILL REACH TRIPLE DIGIT HIGHS, WITH 80S AND 90S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN VALLEYS. ONLY ISOLATED, MOSTLY DRY LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE STATE SHOULD SHIFT SLIGHTLY IN THE MID WEEK, ALLOWING A STREAM OF MOISTURE AIR TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO WESTERN COLORADO. SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY, WITH A LITTLER BETTER CHANCE OF SOME RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE FORECAST FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. SKIES WILL BE SUNNY TODAY WITH HIGH IN RANGING IN THE MID 70S TO AROUND 90 DEGREES, EXCEPT FOR READINGS IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S ON THE EASTERN SLOPES. WINDS ARE GOING TO BE MAINLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ COZ070-252300- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- INCLUDING...ALAMOSA...MONTE VISTA 1115 AM MDT MON JUN 25 2012 .NOW... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, ALONG WITH THE SOUTHERN I 25 CORRIDOR AND THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. HOT AND DRY WEATHER IS THE WORD OF THE DAY AGAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN COLORADO. THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND EASTERN PLAINS WILL REACH TRIPLE DIGIT HIGHS, WITH 80S AND 90S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN VALLEYS. ONLY ISOLATED, MOSTLY DRY LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE STATE SHOULD SHIFT SLIGHTLY IN THE MID WEEK, ALLOWING A STREAM OF MOISTURE AIR TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO WESTERN COLORADO. SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY, WITH A LITTLER BETTER CHANCE OF SOME RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS. LOOK FOR MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S TO NEAR 90 DEGREES. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. SKIES WILL BE SUNNY TODAY WITH HIGH IN RANGING IN THE MID 70S TO AROUND 90 DEGREES, EXCEPT FOR READINGS IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S ON THE EASTERN SLOPES. WINDS ARE GOING TO BE MAINLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ COZ097-098-252300- LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAS ANIMAS...LAMAR 1115 AM MDT MON JUN 25 2012 .NOW... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES, ALONG WITH THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS, THE SOUTHERN I 25 CORRIDOR AND A LARGE PART OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. HOT AND DRY WEATHER IS THE WORD OF THE DAY AGAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN COLORADO. THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND EASTERN PLAINS WILL REACH TRIPLE DIGIT HIGHS, WITH 80S AND 90S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN VALLEYS. ONLY ISOLATED, MOSTLY DRY LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE STATE SHOULD SHIFT SLIGHTLY IN THE MID WEEK, ALLOWING A STREAM OF MOISTURE AIR TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO WESTERN COLORADO. SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY, WITH A LITTLER BETTER CHANCE OF SOME RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. $$