URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
342 AM MDT Wed Jul 8 2020

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES  

* Affected Area... The Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County-Fremont County Including Canon City/Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede-San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Saguache-Southern Front Range/Sangre De Cristo Mountains including the Crestone foothillls/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass.

* Winds... West 10 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Relative Humidity... 5 to 10 percentt.

* Impacts... Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread.

* Haines... Scale is at a 6.  

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.

A Haines Index of 6 means a high potential for an existing fire to become large or exhibit erratic fire behavior. A 5 means medium potential, 4 means low potential, and anything less than 4 means very low potential.