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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
821 PM MDT Fri Mar 13 2026

COZ058>089-093>099-150230-
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-
821 PM MDT Fri Mar 13 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected for the rest of this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Another day of critical fire weather conditions returns on
Saturday for much of the area, so another Red Flag Warning will go
into effect from 10 AM until 10 PM. West winds are forecast to
increase to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 to 60 mph at times,
and humidity levels again dropping into the 5 to 15 percent range.
Any fires that do start on Saturday may be difficult to contain
due to such strong wind gusts.

High fire danger is possible across the San Luis Valley on Sunday.

Light snow makes a return Saturday night into Sunday morning as a
system passes through the region. Forecast new snowfall amounts
currently are 2 to 5 inches for the central mountains, 2 to 3
inches for Teller County, up to 2 inches for the Palmer Divide and
Pikes Peak, and up to an inch for El Paso County and the eastern
slopes of the eastern mountains and the La Garita mountains.
Winds will also increase over the mountains Saturday night and
continue through Sunday morning. The strongest gusts, up to 75
mph, will be possible across the Sawatch Ranges, Sangre De Cristo
mountains and Huerfano county. Strong northerly wind gusts up to
around 60 mph will be possible across the eastern plains Sunday as
a cold front rushes south. Secure loose objects outside.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters will not be needed tonight.

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
757 PM MDT Fri Mar 13 2026

COZ220-222-224>233-141800-
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Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet
Mountains/La Veta Pass-
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-
757 PM MDT Fri Mar 13 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 220, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231,
232, AND 233...

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220,
222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, AND 233...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 222, 224, 225, 226,
  227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232 and 233.

* WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph on Saturday.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.

* IMPACTS...Extreme fire danger is expected. Fires will
  uncontrollably spread and be very destructive.

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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