Red Flag Warning for Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County; San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache
Impacts: Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
COUpper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County; San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache
Official alert brief
AFFECTED AREA
Fire Weather Zones 220 and 224.
TIMING
Until 7 PM MDT this evening.
WINDS
West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
As low as 9 percent.
IMPACTS
Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
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.