Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued May 16 at 12:33AM MDT until May 17 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 15, 2026 - 11:33pm
Expires:
May 16, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 222, 225, 228, 229, 230,
231, 232, 233, 235 and 237.
* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM this morning to
8 PM MDT this evening. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Sunday
morning through Sunday evening.
* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 30 mph on Saturday and 20 to 30 mph
with gusts up to 45 mph on Sunday.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.
* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch
and spread rapidly and erratically.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek; Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass; 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; Bent County Including Las Animas; Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands
Forcast Office:
NWS Pueblo CO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov