Red Flag Warning 37, NWS Pueblo, CO

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
Issued by National Weather Service Riverton WY
1034 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024

COZ224-080845-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240508T0400Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0037.240508T1700Z-240509T0300Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
1034 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 224...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 224...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect until 9 PM MDT Wednesday.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224.

* Winds...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire 
  growth and spread.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ225-232-233-080845-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240508T0400Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0034.240508T1700Z-240509T0300Z/
Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet
Mountains/La Veta Pass-
Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
1034 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 225, 232, AND 233...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225, 232, AND 233...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 225, 232 and 233.

* Winds...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire 
  growth and spread.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

COZ222-237-080400-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240508T0400Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands-
1034 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 237...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect until 10 PM MDT this evening.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222 and 237.

* Winds...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire 
  growth and spread.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

McDonald

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
701 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024


COZ225-080400-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0034.240508T1700Z-240509T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240508T0400Z/
Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet
Mountains/La Veta Pass-
701 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 225...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has cancelled the Fire
Weather Watch.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 225.

* Winds...West 20 to 30 mph gusting up to 40 mph this evening. 

* Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire 
  growth and spread.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ232-233-081715-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0034.240508T1700Z-240509T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KPUB.FW.W.0037.240508T1700Z-240509T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240508T0400Z/
Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
701 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 232 AND 233...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
232 AND 233...

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 232 and 233.

* Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph this
  evening then west 15 to 30 mph on Wednesday. 

* Relative Humidity...As low as 7 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire 
  growth and spread.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ224-081715-
/O.EXT.KPUB.FW.W.0037.240508T1700Z-240509T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240508T0400Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
701 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 224...
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 224...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224.

* Winds...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph this
  evening, then west 15 to 30 mph on Wednesday.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 9 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire 
  growth and spread.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ222-237-080400-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240508T0400Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands-
701 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 237...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222 and 237.

* Winds...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph through
  this evening.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 5 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire 
  growth and spread.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
924 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024


COZ224-232-233-081930-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240508T0400Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0037.240508T1700Z-240509T0100Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
924 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 224, 232, AND 233...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224, 232, AND 233...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has cancelled the Red Flag
Warning.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 224, 232 and 233.

* Winds...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 6 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire 
  growth and spread.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

COZ222-225-237-080430-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-240508T0400Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet
Mountains/La Veta Pass-
Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands-
924 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222, 225, AND 237...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has cancelled the Red Flag
Warning.

Winds have diminished and humidity values have increased above the
critical 15 percent threshold. Therefore the Red Flag Warning has
been cancelled.

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
352 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024

COZ224-232-233-090100-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0037.240508T1700Z-240509T0100Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
352 AM MDT Wed May 8 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224, 232, AND 233...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 224, 232 and 233.

* Winds...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 9 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire 
  growth and spread.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
240 PM MDT Wed May 8 2024

COZ224-232-233-090100-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-240509T0100Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
240 PM MDT Wed May 8 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224, 232, AND 233...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 224, 232 and 233.

* Winds...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 9 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire 
  growth and spread.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
648 PM MDT Wed May 8 2024


COZ224-232-233-090200-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-240509T0100Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
648 PM MDT Wed May 8 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224,
232, AND 233...

As wind start to ease, and humidity levels rise, critical fire 
weather conditions are no longer anticipated across the area.  
Therefore, the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire at 7 PM.

$$

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1126 PM MDT Mon May 6 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Strong and gusty winds will continue to weaken slightly going
  into the evening hours, but then increase tomorrow morning
  and could reach to near High Wind Warning criteria for some
  locations.

- Critical fire weather conditions will continue into the early
  evening hours for the San Luis Valley and portions of the
  plains. These conditions are expected to return again tomorrow
  afternoon and possibly Wednesday.

- A few showers, and high elevation snow showers, will be
  possible over locations mainly north of Highway 50.

- Temperatures at or just below freezing are possible across El
  Paso county Tuesday night.

- Cooler and wetter weather is expected by the end of the week
  into the weekend, along with the possibility for accumulating
  snow across the higher terrain.

&&

.UPDATE...
Issued at 1013 PM MDT Mon May 6 2024

With increasing humidity values and overall decreasing winds,
critical fire weather conditions are no longer expected for this
evening. Given this, the Red Flag Warning for today has been
allowed to expire.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Issued at 239 PM MDT Mon May 6 2024

Currently and through tonight...

Very strong and gusty winds due to a post-frontal density current
and deep mixing will continue to slightly weaken going into the
evening hours for most areas as winds begin to decouple, although
likely remaining quite strong across the highest elevations due to
stronger winds aloft. There Critical fire weather conditions
currently for the San Luis Valley, and portions of the plains where
fuels are still critical, should subside by early this evening as
winds begin to decouple and RH values recover above the 15 percent
threshold. There could still be some areas reaching close to High
Wind Warning criteria for the next couple of hours, although not
expecting to this to persist and be widespread. There could still be
some areas of blowing dust through the early evening hours, mainly
over the eastern plains. A few showers will continue to be possible
for the central mountains, although these should be light and brief,
with little in the way of additional accumulations expected.
Although, there could still be some temporarily reduce visibilities,
especially through the passes, due to blowing snow. Low temps will
be quite modified and not as cold for lower elevations, due to
mixing, yet they will be cooler than the previous night because of
colder air advection in

Tomorrow...

Stronger winds are going to return by early tomorrow morning,
shortly after sunrise when winds begin to mix down from the 700 mb
level. Confidence is still lacking with there being widespread areas
of High Wind Warning criteria, given that x-sections show only
forward shear as being the driving force, and little in the way of
any mountain wave action. The only way this is likely to be achieved
is if there is a sufficient amount of deep layer mixing and 700 mb
winds which are forecast to exceed 50 kts, makes it down to the
surface. Higher terrain is also questionable, as most locations
remain right on the cusp of High Wind Warning criteria.
Nevertheless, severe crosswinds are still possible, especially over
portions of the southern I-25 corridor. For this reason, I have
issued a High Wind Warning for tomorrow, which covers all of the
areas most vulnerable to the potential for high wind criteria
occurrence.

There could also be some areas of blowing dust, especially shortly
after sunrise when soils are initially lifted. There will be some
snow showers with blowing snow over the central mountains, with
additional snow amounts of a few inches possible, especially for the
western facing slopes of the northern Sawatch and Mosquito ranges.
There could be some temporary reduced visibilities due to blowing
snow, especially for the Cottonwood and Fremont passes. In addition,
to the strong winds, there will be low RH values for the San Luis
Valley (SLV) and plains. Due to this, critical fire weather
conditions are expected for the SLV, as well as portions of the
plains where fuels are still critical.   -Stewey

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
Issued at 239 PM MDT Mon May 6 2024

Large upper low situated across the central CONUS will continue
to influence the weather across the area during the mid week
time frame. Trough and jet axis do begin to dip south Tuesday
night into Wednesday, helping to end any snow development across
the central mountains and also providing a diminishing trend
with the winds. With this diminishing trend along with a cooler
air mass filtering in, will see temperatures fall into the 30s
across the plains. Temperatures do look to drop to or just below
freezing across El Paso county and with higher confidence in
place, have opted to issue a Freeze Watch. Elsewhere across the
plains, temps should stay above freezing, and where winds really
drop off, frost could develop. Will keep an eye on trends and
the possible need for additional freeze/frost headlines. While
winds will not be as strong on Wednesday, they will still be
gusty in some locations. These winds along with high
temperatures in the 50s and 60s and RH values in the 10 to 15
percent range, will see another day of high fire danger. The
current Fire Weather Watch on Wednesday for the San Luis Valley,
southeast mountains, and portions of the plains still looks to
be on track at this time.

By late Wednesday into Thursday, will likely see another low
take shape across the region, which will then slowly meander
back west/southwest through the end of the work week. This
system will bring some complexity to the forecast, especially
into the start of the weekend, with some lower confidence on
exact trends. That being said, cooler temperatures with
increasing precip chances will be the main trend during this
time. At this time, highest precip chances will be over the
mountains, where there are increasing chances for accumulating
snow. Once again, do have lower confidence in place, but will
need to monitor the potential for some impacts across the higher
terrain along with the need for possible winter weather
headlines. Other locations over the lower terrain, mainly along
and west of I-25, will likely see periods of rain showers along
with a few thunderstorms. For the remainder of the weekend into
early next week, should see this upper low slowly shift to the
south with precip chances lowering and temperatures warming.
It's quite possible that it takes a slower track and if so, will
see continued precip chances and cooler temperatures for
southern Colorado.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 1124 PM MDT Mon May 6 2024

VFR conditions are expected at KALS, KCOS, and KPUB through 24
hours. Strong west winds will persist across the area, with some
LLWS possible at KALS and KCOS through 09Z. Winds overnight
will stay around 15-20 knots, with gusts to 30 knots setting in
around 12Z. By 18Z, winds will increase, hitting their maximums
during the mid-afternoon hours. All three TAF sites will
approach 45-50 knots for several hours, staying gusty through
the end of the period but starting to weaken after 00Z.

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Red Flag Warning from 9 AM to 10 PM MDT Tuesday for COZ224-225-
232-233-237.
High Wind Watch from 9 AM MDT Tuesday through Tuesday evening
for COZ069>075-077>080-083-086>088.
Fire Weather Watch from Wednesday morning through Wednesday
evening for COZ224-225-232-233.
Freeze Watch from late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning
for COZ084-085.

&&

UPDATE...SIMCOE
SHORT TERM...STEWARD
LONG TERM...RODRIGUEZ
AVIATION...EHR

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1142 AM MDT Mon May 6 2024

COZ058>089-093>099-071745-
Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-
Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-
Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet-
Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-
Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet-
Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below
10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Alamosa  Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Southern San Luis Valley-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-
Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-
Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between
7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below
7500 Feet-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range
Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet-
Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County-
Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County-
Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-
Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County-
1142 AM MDT Mon May 6 2024

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Critical fire weather conditions will be possible over parts of
the region, mainly south of Highway 50. Strong gusty winds and
low humidity values will cause favorable conditions for extreme
fire behavior if a fire were to start. Please do not burn today.

Strong winds will occur across the region today, with the
strongest winds of 40 to 70 mph possible. The strongest winds will
occur through early afternoon along the mountains plains
interface and over the southern I-25 corridor region.

Snow will be possible over the central mountains through the
afternoon. Additional accumulations of 1 to 3 inches will be
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Strong winds will continue across the region Tuesday and
Wednesday. Some of these winds will reach up to 60 mph at times.
Critical fire weather conditions will also be possible across a
good part of the region.

Late this week snow will be possible across the mountains with
light to moderate accumulations possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will
be possible over portions of the region.

STEWARD/RODRIGUEZ

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1229 AM MDT Tue May 7 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1210 AM     Snow             2 NE Leadville          39.27N 106.27W
05/07/2024  M2.5 Inch        Lake               CO   Trained Spotter

            Total for day; SWE .15.

&&

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