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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
538 AM MDT Thu Jun 18 2026

NMZ235-236-181800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-260618T1800Z/
Curry County-Roosevelt County-
538 AM MDT Thu Jun 18 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

* WHAT...North winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Curry County and Roosevelt County.

* WHEN...Until noon MDT today.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs may be blown down. Expect strong crosswinds on area roadways.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Localized areas of blowing dust may reduce
  visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

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Fire Weather Watch


URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1233 AM MDT Thu Jun 18 2026

COZ221>225-227>233-182245-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0056.260620T1700Z-260621T0400Z/
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-
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-
Crowley County Including Ordway-
Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
1233 AM MDT Thu Jun 18 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227, 228, 229, 230,
231, 232, AND 233...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 221, 222, 223, 224, 225,
  227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232 and 233.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 10 percent.

* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch
  and spread rapidly and erratically.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$


Hazardous Weather Outlook


Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
336 AM MDT Thu Jun 18 2026

COZ058>089-093>099-190945-
Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet-
Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet-
Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet-
Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet-
Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet-
Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet-
La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below
10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Alamosa  Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Southern San Luis Valley-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet-
Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet-
Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet-
Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet-
Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet-
Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between
7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet-
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County-
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below
7500 Feet-
Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range
Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet-
Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet-
Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet-
Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County-
Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County-
Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-
Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County-
336 AM MDT Thu Jun 18 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east
central...south central and southeast Colorado.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

High fire danger is forecast across the Central Mountains this
afternoon and evening due to gusty winds and low humidity values. An
isolated thunderstorm may be possible late this afternoon and
evening over the southern Sangre de Cristo Range into the Raton
Mesa, with lightning and outflow winds near 40 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible Friday,
initially over the Mountains, then spreading east into the Plains.
Small hail, gusty outflow winds and lightning will be the main
thunderstorm risks.

High fire danger will spread across Colorado on Saturday with strong
southwest winds, humidity values under 10 percent and hot
temperatures near 100 degrees.  A few strong to possibly severe
thunderstorms may be possible along the dryline near the Kansas
border Saturday afternoon and evening.

Increased chances for precipitation are forecast for Sunday into the
middle of next week.  Several rounds of thunderstorms may be
possible, which includes periods of locally heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters will not be needed today or tonight.

$$

88/88

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
309 AM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026

TXZ021>044-190815-
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-
Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum-
Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
309 AM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling
Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A Heat Advisory remains in effect from 1 PM through 8 PM today for
portions of the southern Rolling Plains. Temperatures between 105
and 110 are expected.

Thunderstorms are possible this evening into early Friday morning,
mainly off the Caprock. A few storms may become severe producing
large hail and damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Thunderstorm chances are expected Friday afternoon/evening and
again each afternoon/evening from Sunday through Wednesday.


$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1225 AM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-182000-
Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-
Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson-
Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth-
Palo Duro Canyon-
1225 AM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles.

.DAY ONE...Thursday and Thursday Night.

Thunderstorms will be possible Thursday night across the eastern
half of the Panhandles. A few storms may become strong to severe
with the primary hazard being large hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Thunderstorms will be possible from Saturday through Tuesday. The
probability for severe thunderstorms is currently very low.

Hot temperatures return area-wide for Sunday. Expecting highs in
the upper-90s to mid-100s.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

$$

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