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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1140 PM MDT Tue Mar 24 2026

COZ220-227>233-235>237-252145-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0026.260326T1800Z-260327T0200Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-
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-
Bent County Including Las Animas-Prowers County Including Lamar-
Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands-
1140 PM MDT Tue Mar 24 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231,
232, 233, 235, 236, AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 227, 228, 229, 230,
  231, 232, 233, 235, 236 and 237.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1258 AM MDT Wed Mar 25 2026

COZ058>089-093>099-260700-
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-
1258 AM MDT Wed Mar 25 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Another day of widespread record breaking warmth can be expected
across southern Colorado today. Critical Fire Weather conditions
will be possible this afternoon across Fremont County and the San
Luis Valley, with more localized elevated fire weather conditions
across Teller county and the southeast mountains.  Avoid activities
which could start a wildfire as fires could grow quickly and spread
out of control.

Isolated high based showers will develop over the mountains, and
spread into the adjacent plains. The main risk with these will be
gusty erratic winds up to 40 mph and a brief sprinkle at best.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Record warmth continues for Thursday, with more widespread
critical fire weather conditions likely across most of southern
Colorado ahead of a cold front. Humidity values will drop to under
15 percent with winds gusting up to 40 mph resulting in
conditions favorable for rapid fire spread. Winds will shift from
the north to northeast behind a dry cold front during the
afternoon and evening across the southeast plains. Gusts over 40
mph will be possible as the cold front moves through.

After a much cooler day for Friday, temperatures will warm back up
again Saturday through Tuesday.  Isolated to scattered showers will
be possible Sunday through Tuesday as some weak disturbances move
through the region, however, any precipitation is likely to remain
light.  Spotty critical fire weather conditions will be possible
each day starting back up again on Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters will not be needed today or tonight.

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