{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.4961b63670220369478f48b3dafbc079dedbf178.001.2","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Red Flag Warning issued May 13 at 1:33PM MDT until May 14 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-13","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.4961b63670220369478f48b3dafbc079dedbf178.001.2","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Pueblo CO"},"word_count":188,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Red Flag Warning: Red Flag Warning issued May 13 at 1:33PM MDT until May 14 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County; Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek; Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass\n**Issued by:** NWS Pueblo CO\n**Sent:** 2026-05-13T13:33:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-13T13:33:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-14T05:45:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nThe National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag\nWarning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in\neffect from 11 AM to 7 PM MDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is\nno longer in effect.\n\n* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 222 and 225.\n\n* TIMING...From 11 AM to 7 PM MDT Thursday.\n\n* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.\n\n* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.\n\n* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise\nextreme caution with any outdoor burning.\n\n## Instructions\nA Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions\nare either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of\nstrong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can\ncontribute to extreme fire behavior."}