{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.85f58108c96418e74e207ceeafd65f357c7b392d.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Red Flag Warning issued July 3 at 2:43PM MDT until July 4 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-03","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.85f58108c96418e74e207ceeafd65f357c7b392d.001.1","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":215,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Red Flag Warning: Red Flag Warning issued July 3 at 2:43PM MDT until July 4 at 12:00AM 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; Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument; Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek; Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede; San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache; Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass; Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs; Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Huerfano County Including Walsenburg; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher\n**Issued by:** NWS Pueblo CO\n**Sent:** 2026-07-03T14:43:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-03T14:43:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-04T00:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\n* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 222, 223, 224,\n225, 226, 227, 228, 229 and 230.\n\n* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.\n\n* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 4 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."}