Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Ft

Fire Weather Warning, Fire Weather Watch
Statement as of 2:16 PM MDT on June 18, 2013

... Red flag warning remains in effect from 11 am to 8 PM MDT
Wednesday for gusty winds... low relative humidity... and high
Haines indices for fire weather zones 220... 221... 222... 223...
224... 225... 226 and 227...
... Fire Weather Watch remains in effect from Thursday morning
through Thursday evening for gusty winds... low relative
humidity... and high Haines indices for fire weather zones 220...
221... 222... 223... 224... 225... 226 and 227...

* affected area... fire weather zones 220... 221... 222... 223...
224... 225... 226 and 227.

* Winds... southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative humidity... as low as 6 percent.

* Impacts... extreme fire behavior is possible if a fire starts.

* Haines... 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 Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
red flag warnings.






Public Information Statement
Statement as of 4:57 PM MDT on June 18, 2013

Pueblo high today... ... ... ... ... .. 89
                    low this morning... ... ... .. 59
                    pcpn past 24 hrs... ... ... .. 0
                    peak wind gust... 38 mph from the
                    southeast at 310 PM MDT.

Colorado sprgs high today... ... ... ... ... .. 84
                    low this morning... ... ... .. 51
                    pcpn past 24 hrs... ... ... .. .09
                    peak wind gust... 39 mph from the
                    southwest at 419 PM MDT.

Alamosa high today... ... ... ... ... .. 81
                    low this morning... ... ... .. 42
                    pcpn past 24 hrs... ... ... .. 0
                    peak wind gust... 32 mph from the
                    west at 447 PM MDT.


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