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ActiveEastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede; San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache; Huerfano County Including Walsenburg; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher
Status
In Progress
Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Details
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 223, 224, 229 and 230.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.
* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.
* Thunderstorms...Storms are expected to remain to the southern region of Zones 230 with a few lightning strikes and up to a 10% chance of dry lightning expected late this afternoon.
* Outflow Winds...Localized and distant storms can both produce outflow winds up to 60 mph. These winds can be sudden and lead to very quick wind shifts. Virga, or wisps under storm clouds, will be the first warning sign that these winds could be possible.
Data from the National Weather Service
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