Fire Weather Warning, Fire Weather Watch
Expires 10:00 PM EDT on June 20, 2013
Statement as of 2:16 PM MDT on June 18, 2013
... Red flag warning in effect from 11 am to 8 PM MDT Wednesday
for gusty winds... low relative humidity... and high Haines indices
for fire weather zones 228... 229 and 230...
... Fire Weather Watch in effect from Thursday morning through
Thursday evening for gusty winds... low relative humidity... and
high Haines indices for fire weather zones 228... 229 and 230...
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a red flag
warning for gusty winds... low relative humidity... and high Haines
indices... which is in effect from 11 am to 8 PM MDT Wednesday. A
Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch
for gusty winds... low relative humidity... and high Haines indices
is in effect from Thursday morning through Thursday evening.
* Affected area... fire weather zones 228... 229 and 230.
* Winds... southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* Relative humidity... as low as 5 percent.
* Impacts... extreme fire behavior is possible if a fire starts.
* Haines... 6.
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.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 4:57 PM MDT on June 18, 2013
Pueblo high today... ... ... ... ... .. 89
low this morning... ... ... .. 59
pcpn past 24 hrs... ... ... .. 0
peak wind gust... 38 mph from the
southeast at 310 PM MDT.
Colorado sprgs high today... ... ... ... ... .. 84
low this morning... ... ... .. 51
pcpn past 24 hrs... ... ... .. .09
peak wind gust... 39 mph from the
southwest at 419 PM MDT.
Alamosa high today... ... ... ... ... .. 81
low this morning... ... ... .. 42
pcpn past 24 hrs... ... ... .. 0
peak wind gust... 32 mph from the
west at 447 PM MDT.
