Red Flag Warning 44, NWS Pueblo, CO

827 
WWUS85 KPUB 112102
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
202 PM MST Thu Dec 11 2025

COZ226>230-120000-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-251212T0000Z/
Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest-
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-
202 PM MST Thu Dec 11 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 226, 227, 228, 229, AND 230...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 226, 227, 228, 229 and 230.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 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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WWUS85 KPUB 112356
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
456 PM MST Thu Dec 11 2025

COZ226>230-120100-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0044.000000T0000Z-251212T0000Z/
Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest-
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-
456 PM MST Thu Dec 11 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226,
227, 228, 229, AND 230...

Winds across the I-25 Corridor will continue to diminish, while
humidity levels will increase into the early evening. This will 
allow for the Red Flag Warning for Fire Weather Zones 226, 227, 
228, 229 and 230, to expire at 5 PM MST. 

$$

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1033 AM MST Thu Dec 11 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Much warmer than normal temperatures are expected today, along
  with the return of breezy winds.

- Dry and breezy weather with above normal temperatures continue
  through early next week, with light snow showers returning to
  the central mountains towards the middle of next week.

&&

.UPDATE...
Issued at 1030 AM MST Thu Dec 11 2025

Keeping an eye out for potential fire weather highlight issuance
due to gusty W-NW winds and drier air affecting the southern
I-25 Corridor. Critical conditions are very spotty at this time,
and though the dry air is in place, wind gusts high enough to
hit criteria are occurring intermittently. The high level cloud
cover seems to be keeping conditions somewhat in control for the
time being but will continue to monitor. Moore

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
Issued at 222 AM MST Thu Dec 11 2025

Today..

Northwest flow wins again and looks to wash out the influence of
yesterday's shallow cold front. Strong downsloping will cause
temperatures to soar into the 15 to 20 degrees above normal range
once again across the plains, with highs well into the 60s and 70s
for most locations. A few 80s may even be possible for Baca COunty.
Though we will inch near a few records, we look to stay several
degrees short today. Standing records for the 11th are 79F for for
Pueblo and 72F for Colorado Springs, and we are forecast to hit 70F
and 63F respectively. We look to be very dry across the area, though
humidity values are expected to remain above critical fire weather
thresholds. Winds will be gusty, especially in the central
mountains, over Pikes Peak, and through our gap flows. These areas
are likely to see gusts to 45 mph or so, with other areas seeing
gusts closer to 30 mph today. Overnight lows will be mild again,
especially for the mountain adjacent plains and along the banana
belt region where downsloping will continue to keep temperatures on
the warm side. These areas will likely remain in the 40s.
Temperatures in the 20s and 30s are more likely along and north of
Highway 50, and away from the mountains where the influence of
downsloping will diminish. Teens are expected for mountain valleys.
Another shallow cold front looks to back across our plains late
tonight into early tomorrow morning.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 222 AM MST Thu Dec 11 2025

The weather pattern will be dominated by northwest flow aloft
with brief dry cold front intrusions into the southeast plains
through Saturday which retreats to the east on Sunday as
shortwave ridging aloft translates in and lee troughing re-
establishes. Even with the frontal intrusions temperatures
across the plains remain above normal with mixing offsetting any
effects from cooling especially on Saturday. Otherwise, it will
be breezy at times in and near the mountains during the
afternoon as northwest flow aloft mixes down, but speeds do not
look as strong as recent days.

A weak Pacific trough moves through the Great Basin into the 4
corners region on Monday but it is pretty moisture starved in
all of the long range models. The best it will offer is some
increase in cloud cover.

Zonal flow sets up for the latter half of the work week which
will bode for above normal temperatures and breezy to windy
conditions in and near the mountains each day. Passing systems
to the north will spread some light snow into the central
mountains at times. -KT

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 1030 AM MST Thu Dec 11 2025

VFR conditions anticipated across the forecast area over the next 24
hrs, including the three main TAF sites of KCOS, KPUB and KALS. SCT
to BKN high level cloudiness is expected to persist across the
central and eastern mts, as well as much of the eastern plains,
affecting KCOS and KPUB. In addition, gusty W-NW winds will persist
for KCOS and KPUB through approx. 00Z with gusts 25-30 kt possible
at times.

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

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

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
302 AM MST Thu Dec 11 2025

COZ058>089-093>099-121015-
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-
302 AM MST Thu Dec 11 2025

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Isolated snow showers will be possible across the central
mountains Tuesday and Wednesday bringing some light accumulations
across the higher peaks.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters will not be needed today or tonight.

EHR/31