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.
Official alert brief
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224... 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 7 PM MDT Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
AFFECTED AREA
Fire Weather Zones 220 and 224.
TIMING
For the first Red Flag Warning, until 9 PM MDT this evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 7 PM MDT Wednesday.
WINDS
West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
As low as 5 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.