Red Flag Warning for Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs; Pueblo County Including Pueblo +1 more
Impacts: Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution and avoid any activities which could start a wildfire.
CONorthern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs; Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher
Official alert brief
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM Friday to midnight MDT Friday night.
AFFECTED AREA
Fire Weather Zones 226, 227, 228 and 230.
WINDS
Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
As low as 4 percent.
IMPACTS
Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution and avoid any activities which could start a wildfire.
Instructions
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.