Red Flag Warning: Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs; Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher

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Red Flag Warning — Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest; Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs; Pueblo County Including Pueblo; Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM Friday to midnight MDT Friday night. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 226, 227, 228 and 230. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 4 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution and avoid any activities which could start a wildfire.