Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 28 at 6:57PM MDT until March 30 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 28, 2026 - 5:57pm
Expires:
March 29, 2026 - 10:00am
Description:
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 221, 222, 224, 229, 230,
233, 234, 235, 236 and 237.
* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, until 8 PM MDT this
evening. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Monday morning
through Monday evening.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph on Saturday.
Gusts up to 45 mph will be possible on Monday.
* 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:
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; Huerfano County Including Walsenburg; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon; Kiowa County Including Eads; Bent County Including Las Animas; Prowers County Including Lamar; Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands
Forcast Office:
NWS Pueblo CO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov