Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Pueblo, CO
Areas Affected: Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Friday 2:32pm MDT
Alert Effective: Friday 2:32pm MDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 6:45am MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 2:32pm MDT
Event Ends: Friday 8:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Pueblo CO
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for dry thunderstorms, low relative humidity, and gusty winds, which is in effect from 11 AM to 7 PM MDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * 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.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1de6ce5ef6ea1fdd05eee70ac17b1b30a8aa0716.002.3 Codes: COZ220 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1de6ce5ef6ea1fdd05eee70ac17b1b30a8aa0716.002.3