974 
WWUS85 KPUB 191956
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
156 PM MDT Thu Mar 19 2026

COZ220>230-201200-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0023.260321T1700Z-260322T0400Z/
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-
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-
156 PM MDT Thu Mar 19 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR 
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 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 Saturday morning through Saturday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 
  225, 226, 227, 228, 229 and 230.

* TIMING...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 4 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 94.

* 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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411 
WWUS85 KPUB 200636
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1236 AM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026

COZ220>230-202245-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0023.260321T1700Z-260322T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0029.260321T1700Z-260322T0500Z/
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-
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-
1236 AM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT SATURDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, AND 230...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from 11 AM to 11 PM MDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch
is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 
  225, 226, 227, 228, 229 and 230.

* TIMING...From 11 AM to 11 PM MDT Saturday.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 to 10 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...mid 80s to lower 90s.

* 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.

&&

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