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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
750 PM MDT Thu Jun 11 2026


COZ220-121800-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0060.260612T1700Z-260613T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0053.260613T1700Z-260614T0100Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-
750 PM MDT Thu Jun 11 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 220...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 220.

* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.

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

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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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
152 AM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026

COZ058>089-093>099-130800-
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-
152 AM MDT Fri Jun 12 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Strong to severe storms will be possible this afternoon across the
southeast Plains, especially north and east of a line from Trinidad
to La Junta. Storm threats include damaging wind gusts of 60 to 80
mph, large hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter, along with the potential
for a tornado.

Further west, warm and breezy conditions will once again develop
critical fire weather conditions across portions of south central and
southeast Colorado, with a Red Flag Warning in place from 11 am to
8 pm across the Central and Southwest mountains, the San Luis Valley
and into the gap flow areas of the middle Arkansas River Valley and
Fremont county.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

A passing front will bring chances of showers and storms across Eastern
Colorado on Saturday, with warm and breezy conditions bringing the
potential for critical fire weather conditions across the Central
mountains and into the middle Arkansas River Valley once again.

Much cooler and unsettled weather remains in the offing for Sunday into
early next week, before warmer and drier conditions return for the
middle and end of next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
750 PM MDT Thu Jun 11 2026


COZ220-121800-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0060.260612T1700Z-260613T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0053.260613T1700Z-260614T0100Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-
750 PM MDT Thu Jun 11 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 220...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 220.

* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.

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

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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