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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
404 AM MST Sun Mar 4 2018

...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 11 AM until 7 PM Sunday 
for gusty winds, low relative humidity and dry fuels for fire 
weather zones 221, 222 and 225 through 237, which includes the 
lower eastern slopes of the southeast mountains and all of the 
southeast plains...

...A Fire Weather Watch is in effect from 11 AM until 6 PM Monday
for gusty winds, low relative humidity and dry fuels for fire
weather zones 226 through 237, which includes all of the
southeast plains...

COZ226>237-050315-
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Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest-
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-
Crowley County Including Ordway-
Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas-
Prowers County Including Lamar-
Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands-
404 AM MST Sun Mar 4 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 
AND 237... 

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY 
MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
226...227...228...229...230... 231...232...233...234...235...236 
AND 237...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 226...227...228...229... 
  230...231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237.

* Winds...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 5 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid ignition,
  growth and spread of fires late this morning through the early 
  evening, as well as Monday afternoon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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COZ221-222-225-050200-
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Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant
Fossil Beds National Monument-
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet
Mountains/La Veta Pass-
404 AM MST Sun Mar 4 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 225...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221...222 and 225.

* Winds...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid ignition,
  growth and spread of fires late this morning through the early
  evening. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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