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 Thursday to midnight MDT Thursday night. The Fire Weather Watch for Thursday is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 226, 227, 228 and 230. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * IMPACTS...High fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.