Red Flag Warning 29, NWS Pueblo, CO

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
312 AM MDT Sun Apr 27 2025

COZ224-227>231-234>236-280115-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0028.250427T1700Z-250428T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0029.250428T1700Z-250429T0200Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado
Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
Crowley County Including Ordway-Kiowa County Including Eads-
Bent County Including Las Animas-Prowers County Including Lamar-
312 AM MDT Sun Apr 27 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235,
AND 236...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235, AND 236...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 
  231, 234, 235 and 236.

* WINDS...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. The
  strongest winds today will occur in the San Luis valley

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.

* IMPACTS...Extreme fire danger is expected. Fires will 
  uncontrollably spread and be very destructive.

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.

&&

$$

COZ221-226-280115-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0028.250427T1700Z-250428T0300Z/
Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant
Fossil Beds National Monument-
Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest-
312 AM MDT Sun Apr 27 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 226...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 221 and 226.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.

* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise 
  extreme caution with any outdoor burning.

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.

&&

$$

Hodanish/Ehr

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
215 PM MDT Sun Apr 27 2025

COZ224-227>231-234>236-281215-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-250428T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0029.250428T1700Z-250429T0200Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado
Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
Crowley County Including Ordway-Kiowa County Including Eads-
Bent County Including Las Animas-Prowers County Including Lamar-
215 PM MDT Sun Apr 27 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235, AND 236...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235, AND 236...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 
  231, 234, 235 and 236.

* WINDS...For today...southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55
  mph. For Monday, west 15 to 25 with gusts 30 to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 10 percent.

* IMPACTS...Extreme fire danger is expected. Fires will 
  uncontrollably spread and be very destructive.

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.

&&

$$

COZ221-226-280300-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-250428T0300Z/
Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant
Fossil Beds National Monument-
Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest-
215 PM MDT Sun Apr 27 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
221 AND 226...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 221 and 226.

* WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch 
  and spread rapidly and erratically.

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
848 PM MDT Sun Apr 27 2025

COZ224-227>231-234>236-281900-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-250428T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0029.250428T1700Z-250429T0200Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado
Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
Crowley County Including Ordway-Kiowa County Including Eads-
Bent County Including Las Animas-Prowers County Including Lamar-
848 PM MDT Sun Apr 27 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235, AND 236...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224,
227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235, AND 236...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 
  231, 234, 235 and 236.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent.

* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch 
  and spread rapidly and erratically.

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.

&&

$$

COZ221-226-280400-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-250428T0300Z/
Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant
Fossil Beds National Monument-
Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest-
848 PM MDT Sun Apr 27 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
221 AND 226...

Winds are starting to lessen across the region, as temperatures
cool and humidity levels begin to rise. Therefore, the Red Flag
Warning for today will be allowed to expire at 9 PM.

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
144 AM MDT Mon Apr 28 2025

COZ224-227>231-234>236-290000-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0029.250428T1700Z-250429T0200Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado
Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
Crowley County Including Ordway-Kiowa County Including Eads-
Bent County Including Las Animas-Prowers County Including Lamar-
144 AM MDT Mon Apr 28 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235,
AND 236...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 
  231, 234, 235 and 236.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.

* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch 
  and spread rapidly and erratically.

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
1006 AM MDT Mon Apr 28 2025

COZ224-227>231-234>236-290200-
/O.EXT.KPUB.FW.W.0029.250428T1606Z-250429T0200Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado
Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
Crowley County Including Ordway-Kiowa County Including Eads-
Bent County Including Las Animas-Prowers County Including Lamar-
1006 AM MDT Mon Apr 28 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224,
227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235, AND 236...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 
  231, 234, 235 and 236.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.

* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise 
  extreme caution with any outdoor burning.

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
220 PM MDT Mon Apr 28 2025

COZ224-227>231-234>236-290200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-250429T0200Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado
Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
Crowley County Including Ordway-Kiowa County Including Eads-
Bent County Including Las Animas-Prowers County Including Lamar-
220 PM MDT Mon Apr 28 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235, AND 236...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 
  231, 234, 235 and 236.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.

* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise 
  extreme caution with any outdoor burning.

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
805 PM MDT Mon Apr 28 2025

COZ224-227>231-234>236-290315-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-250429T0200Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado
Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
Crowley County Including Ordway-Kiowa County Including Eads-
Bent County Including Las Animas-Prowers County Including Lamar-
805 PM MDT Mon Apr 28 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231,
234, 235, AND 236...

The red flag warning which was in effect for parts of the region
expired at 8 pm this evening. 

$$

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1047 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Isolated thunderstorms (one or two strong) possible I-25 corridor
  and southeast plains this evening.

- Windy and warmer on Sunday, with high fire danger many areas.

- Dry and breezy weather continues into Monday leading to Critical
  Fire Weather conditions, especially along and south of Hwy 50.

- Unsettled weather for the middle and end of next week.

- Warmer and drier weather into next weekend.

&&

.UPDATE...
Issued at 804 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

Update to allow Red Flag Warning over the San Luis Valley to
expire as scheduled. Relative humidity values have increased
across the valley, and winds are expected to continue to weaken
now that the sun has set. For this reason, the Red Flag Warning
will be allowed to expire as scheduled.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Issued at 251 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

Low clouds have cleared at most locations as of 2 pm, with just a
narrow sliver of stratus left along the KS border in Kiowa/Prowers
Counties. Modest instability (CAPE 800-1400 J/KG) has developed on
the plains, especially Las Animas/Baca/srn Pueblo Counties, where
clouds cleared early. Farther west over the mountains, air mass has
dried considerably, and with dewpoints falling off into the teens,
it's been tough to generate much convective cloudiness, let alone
any actual showers. Winds have increased in the San Luis Valley, and
expect Red Flag Conditions here to persist into the evening before
winds diminish. For late this afternoon and into the evening, models
are in general rather sparse with convection, given lack of any
defined upper short wave and weak capping at many locations. A few
CAMs suggest some storms may develop along the I-25 corridor 3-6 pm
(Pueblo south to Walsenburg), as cap erodes just enough to allow
weak surface convergence to pop convection, though storm coverage
remains isolated as activity pushes east onto the plains. If storms
can develop, low risk of a strong/severe storm given 0-6km shear of
40-50 kts and CAPE near 1000 J/KG. Any convection should fade during
the evening with loss of instability, and will end pops by midnight
all areas. Suspect we'll see enough of an upslope wind for the
reappearance of fog and low clouds at least along I-25 after
midnight, especially El Paso County.

On Sunday, upper level low lifts northeastward through the Great
Basin, while strong mid/upper level jet rotates northward across
Colorado. Pattern continues to suggest strong winds and high fire
danger across most of southern Colorado as deep mixing develops by
afternoon/persisting into the evening. Will upgrade current Fire
Weather Watch to a warning, keeping the area the same for now. Still
a low risk of high winds (greater than 60 mph) over the San Luis
Valley Sunday afternoon, though confidence is too low (less than 30
percent) for any highlight at this point. Low level moisture will
get shoved eastward during the day, with dryline mixing eastward
past the KS border by late afternoon. Will pull thunderstorm chances
from the eastern plains given eastward shift of moisture and SWODY2
shift of severe risk east of the border. Max temps warmer many
locations, and 80s will make a return to most of the southeast
plains.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Issued at 251 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

Sunday night-Monday night...The Great Basin upper low is progged to
spilt and weaken as it translates across the Rockies, keeping
southern Colorado in dry westerly flow through the day Monday.
Despite cooling from the passing system, there will be likely be
enough mixing to support gusty westerly winds of 20 to 40 mph across
much of southern Colorado to support critical fire weather
conditions once again. With that said, we have issued a Fire Weather
Watch for Fire Wx Zones 224...227-231, and 234-236, where fuels are
deemed critical. The passing system will also bring chances of
showers to mainly the higher terrain along and west of the ContDvd
Sunday night and Monday, with an associated passing front across the
plains late Monday afternoon and evening possibly leading to a few
showers across the Pikes Peak/Palmer Dvd region. Passing system
leads to cooler overnight lows in the 30s across the plains, with
subfreezing temperatures across the Palmer Dvd, and mainly 20s and
30s across the higher terrain.

Tuesday-Saturday...While model data continue to differ on location
of passing systems within a broad upper trough developing across the
Northern Tier and into the Upper Midwest. Data does supports
unsettled weather with at to slightly below seasonal temperatures
across the region for the middle and into the end of next week. Best
chances of showers and embedded thunderstorms, especially over and
near the higher terrain, looks to be Tuesday and again Thursday and
Friday. Warmer and drier southwest flow redevelops across the region
into early next weekend.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/...
Issued at 1042 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

IFR to LIFR stratus has developed around KLIC to KLAA and points
eastward and is easing westward in southeasterly surface flow.
Stratus should develop and expand across portions of El Paso and
Pueblo counties overnight with KCOS and KPUB still likely to see
at least IFR conditions after 07z. Have delayed the onset by an
hour or two from previous TAFs. Cigs will be quick to break
Sunday morning with VFR conditions returning and strong south to
southwest winds gusting up to 35 to 40 kts in the afternoon.

KALS will see clear skies and VFR conditions overnight with
enhanced southerly winds around 10 kts overnight. Winds will
increase from the south to southwest in the morning, with gusts
to around 45 kts in the afternoon and the possibility of BLDU
restricting visibility at times. Winds will shift out of the
west during the evening as gusts drop off some and become
lighter overnight. -KT

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Red Flag Warning from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Sunday for COZ221-224-
226>231-234>236.
Fire Weather Watch from Monday morning through Monday evening
for COZ224-227>231-234>236.

&&

UPDATE...EHR
SHORT TERM...PETERSEN
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...KT

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
747 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

COZ058>089-093>099-280200-
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-
747 PM MDT Sat Apr 26 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Isolated showers and a few rumbles of thunderstorm will be
possible this evening across southeast Colorado. The main risk
with thunderstorms will be lightning and brief moderate rainfall
before they diminish shortly after sunset.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

For Sunday, strong gusty southwest winds and low humidity will
overspread the entire region. Critical fire weather conditions are
expected over a large part of the region during the afternoon and
evening.

On Monday, critical fire weather conditions will once again be
possible over the plains, with the best chance of critical
conditions along and south of highway 50.

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible Tuesday through Friday
across the region, as an unsettled weather pattern lingers over
the area.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters will not be needed the rest of tonight.

31/EHR