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Fire Weather Watch

Status

New Event Active alert

Start Time

Thu 03/12/2026 02:00 PM EDT

End Time

Thu 03/12/2026 10:00 PM EDT

Significance

Watch

Impacts

Moderate impact

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1231 AM MDT Wed Mar 11 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222, 227, 228, 231, 232, AND 233... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 222, 227, 228, 231, 232 and 233. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 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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COZ222-227-228-231>233-112245- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0018.260312T1800Z-260313T0200Z/ Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- 1231 AM MDT Wed Mar 11 2026