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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
431 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026

COZ058>089-093>099-131045-
Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-
Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-
Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet-
Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-
Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet-
Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below
10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Alamosa  Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Southern San Luis Valley-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-
Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-
Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between
7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below
7500 Feet-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range
Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet-
Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County-
Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County-
Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-
Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County-
431 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Critical fire weather conditions are forecast today across the San
Luis Valley, Fremont County, the I-25 Corridor and all of the
eastern plains, from 11 AM through 9 PM. West winds are forecast to
increase to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35-45 mph, along with minimum
relative humidity levels dropping as low as 9 percent. Please avoid
all outdoor activities that could start a fire.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

High fire danger is probable for portions of the area Friday morning
into the evening, as winds gusts as high as 40 mph and relative
humidity levels drop into the single digits.

Widespread high fire danger is anticipated for Saturday, with the
potential of a high end event.

Light snow makes a return Saturday night into Sunday morning across
the central mountains and the Palmer Divide. Up to 2 inches of new
snow will be possible.

Critical fire weather conditions will likely return to the area
starting Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters will not be needed today or tonight.

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1231 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026


COZ220-122245-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0019.260313T1700Z-260314T0200Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-
1231 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 220...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Friday morning through Friday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 220.

* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent.

* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise
  extreme caution with any outdoor burning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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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