Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Pueblo, CO
Areas Affected: Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede; San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache; Huerfano County Including Walsenburg; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Friday 2:32pm MDT
Alert Effective: Friday 2:32pm MDT
Alert Expires: Friday 8:00pm MDT
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 DRY THUNDERSTORMS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 223, 224, 229, AND 230... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 223, 224, 229 and 230. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. * Thunderstorms...Storms are expected to remain to the southern region of Zones 230 with a few lightning strikes and up to a 10% chance of dry lightning expected late this afternoon. * Outflow Winds...Localized and distant storms can both produce outflow winds up to 60 mph. These winds can be sudden and lead to very quick wind shifts. Virga, or wisps under storm clouds, will be the first warning sign that these winds could be possible.
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:2.49.0.1.840.0.1de6ce5ef6ea1fdd05eee70ac17b1b30a8aa0716.004.1 Codes: COZ223, COZ224, COZ229, COZ230 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1de6ce5ef6ea1fdd05eee70ac17b1b30a8aa0716.004.1