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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1235 AM MDT Mon Jun 15 2026

COZ220>225-228>230-152245-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0054.260617T1800Z-260618T0300Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-
Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant
Fossil Beds National Monument-
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf
Creek Pass and Creede-
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet
Mountains/La Veta Pass-Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
1235 AM MDT Mon Jun 15 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 228, 229, AND
230...

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

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 223, 224,
  225, 228, 229 and 230.

* WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 10 percent.

* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch
  and spread rapidly and erratically.

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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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
244 AM MDT Mon Jun 15 2026

COZ058>089-093>099-160845-
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-
244 AM MDT Mon Jun 15 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A few showers and thunderstorms are forecast for this afternoon and
evening, mainly across the San Juan Range, east into the southern
Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Raton Mesa.  As storms move off the
higher terrain, a couple may become strong to low end severe, with
hail near 3/4 of an inch to near 1 inch in diameter, and wind gusts
near 50 mph.  Locally heavy rain will be possible with stronger
cells.  Storms will track southeast out of the area this evening.

Spotty critical fire weather conditions will be possible this
afternoon from the La Garita Range, north into the Central Mountains
due to gusty wind and low humidity values.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Spotty critical fire weather conditions will be possible across the
Continental Divide, into the San Luis Valley on Tuesday due to low
humidity value and gusty winds.  More widespread dangerous fire
weather conditions will return and expand into the Eastern
Mountains and portions of the southern Interstate 25 corridor on
Wednesday.

Temperatures on Wednesday will be hot, with upper 90s to lower 100s
for the Plains.  Take precautions to stay hydrated, seek shade and
limit physical outdoor activities.

Spotty, critical fire weather conditions will remain possible for
the Continental Divide and San Luis Valley each afternoon Thursday
through Sunday.

Increased moisture across the Plains will lead to increased chances
for showers and thunderstorms over the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will
be possible over portions of the region.

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