Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued April 19 at 9:09PM MDT until April 23 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
April 19, 2026 - 8:09pm
Expires:
April 20, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 224, 225,
226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234 and 235.
* WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.
* IMPACTS...Extreme fire danger is expected. Fires will
uncontrollably spread and be very destructive.
Instruction:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description:
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County; Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument; Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek; San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache; Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass; 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; Crowley County Including Ordway; Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon; Kiowa County Including Eads; Bent County Including Las Animas
Forcast Office:
NWS Pueblo CO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov