2 products issued by NWS for: Arlington CO
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
310 AM MDT Thu Mar 20 2025

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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-
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-
Prowers County Including Lamar-
Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands-
310 AM MDT Thu Mar 20 2025


THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221, 222, 224, 225, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232,
233, 234, 235, 236, AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 221, 222, 224, 225, 227,
228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 and 237.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.

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

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.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
252 AM MDT Thu Mar 20 2025

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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-
252 AM MDT Thu Mar 20 2025

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



Strong winds will continue over the region today, but will gradually
decrease as the afternoon progresses. The strongest winds this
morning will occur over northern El Paso county and the far eastern
Colorado counties adjacent to the Kansas border. Wind of 50 to 60
mph will be possible, especially early this morning.

With the strong winds continuing over the Palmer Divide this
morning, blowing snow will be a significant issue across northern El
Paso county this morning. If you plan to travel over northern El
Paso county, be prepared for adverse conditions. Please visit C O T
R I P . O R G for road conditions across the region, as many
roadways across east central Colorado were closed early Wednesday
morning due to the snow and blowing snow.

Spotters possible



Another weather system moving through the area Thursday and Friday
will bring gusty winds and high fire danger to the San Luis
Valley, the southeast mountains and much of the southeast plains
Thursday afternoon and evening, with snow showers over the
mountains, especially along the Continental Divide. Snow
accumulations look light, generally less than 2 inches, with most
snow confined to the higher peaks.

Snow showers then return to the mountains along the Continental
Divide from late Saturday into early Sunday. Again, snow amounts
look light, and limited mainly to the central mountains.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters will not be needed today or tonight.