Fire Weather Watch issued March 15 at 2:22PM MDT until March 18 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229 AND 230…

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from noon to 7 PM MDT Sunday.

A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather
Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity is in effect from
Monday morning through Tuesday evening. The Fire Weather Watch is
no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 229 and 230.

* TIMING…For the Red Flag Warning, from noon to 7 PM MDT
Sunday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Monday morning
through Tuesday evening.

* WINDS…West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 6 percent.

* IMPACTS…Extreme fire danger is expected. Fires will
uncontrollably spread and be very destructive.

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