Erie, CO Warnings, Watches and Advisories
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NWS Active Alerts for CO - Map View
Red Flag Warning
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek; 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; Crowley County Including Ordway; Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands; Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon
Red Flag Warning issued March 11 at 6:52PM MDT until March 12 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 222, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232 and 233. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.
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March 11th, 2026 06:52:00 pm MDT
March 11th, 2026 06:52:00 pm MDT
March 12th, 2026 11:00:00 am MDT
Red Flag Warning
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache
Red Flag Warning issued March 11 at 6:52PM MDT until March 12 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 224. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
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March 11th, 2026 06:52:00 pm MDT
March 11th, 2026 06:52:00 pm MDT
March 12th, 2026 11:00:00 am MDT
Red Flag Warning
North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County
Red Flag Warning issued March 11 at 1:22PM MDT until March 12 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 240, 242, 243, 244, 245, 248, 249, 250 and 251. * TIMING...From 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday. * WINDS...West 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
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March 11th, 2026 01:22:00 pm MDT
March 11th, 2026 01:22:00 pm MDT
March 12th, 2026 12:00:00 am MDT
Red Flag Warning
Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County
Red Flag Warning issued March 11 at 1:22PM MDT until March 12 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 241, 246 and 247. * TIMING...From 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday. * WINDS...West 10 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
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March 11th, 2026 01:22:00 pm MDT
March 11th, 2026 01:22:00 pm MDT
March 12th, 2026 12:00:00 am MDT
Red Flag Warning
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County
Red Flag Warning issued March 11 at 1:22PM MDT until March 12 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 238 and 239. * TIMING...From 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Thursday. * WINDS...West 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 75 mph possible. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
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March 11th, 2026 01:22:00 pm MDT
March 11th, 2026 01:22:00 pm MDT
March 12th, 2026 12:00:00 am MDT
High Wind Warning
South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet; South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet; Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet
High Wind Warning issued March 11 at 1:07PM MDT until March 13 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
* WHAT...West winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 90 mph possible. * WHERE...Rocky Mountain National Park and the Medicine Bow Range, The Mountains of Summit County, the Mosquito Range, the Indian Peaks, and The Northern Front Range Foothills. * WHEN...From 4 AM Thursday to noon MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.
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March 11th, 2026 01:07:00 pm MDT
March 11th, 2026 01:07:00 pm MDT
March 12th, 2026 12:00:00 am MDT
High Wind Warning
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Northeast Weld County; Logan County
High Wind Warning issued March 11 at 1:07PM MDT until March 12 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
* WHAT...West winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 75 mph expected. * WHERE...North of Fort Collins, Briggsdale, and Sterling. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
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March 11th, 2026 01:07:00 pm MDT
March 11th, 2026 01:07:00 pm MDT
March 12th, 2026 12:00:00 am MDT
High Wind Watch
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet
High Wind Watch issued March 11 at 1:07PM MDT until March 12 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 70 mph possible. * WHERE...The Southern Front Range Foothills. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Strong winds may lead to rapid growth of any new fires, particularly below 7,500 ft. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.
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March 11th, 2026 01:07:00 pm MDT
March 11th, 2026 01:07:00 pm MDT
March 12th, 2026 12:00:00 am MDT
High Wind Watch
Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County
High Wind Watch issued March 11 at 1:07PM MDT until March 12 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. * WHERE...Boulder and the western suburbs of Denver. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Strong winds may lead to rapid growth of any new fires, particularly below 7,500 ft. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.
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March 11th, 2026 01:07:00 pm MDT
March 11th, 2026 01:07:00 pm MDT
March 12th, 2026 12:00:00 am MDT
Red Flag Warning
Yuma; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Cheyenne; Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Sherman; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley; Wichita; Dundy; Hitchcock; Red Willow
Red Flag Warning issued March 11 at 12:45PM MDT until March 12 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM MDT /noon CDT/ to 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne KS, 002 Rawlins, 003 Decatur, 004 Norton, 013 Sherman, 014 Thomas, 015 Sheridan, 016 Graham, 027 Wallace, 028 Logan, 029 Gove, 041 Greeley, 042 Wichita, 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock, 081 Red Willow, 252 Yuma, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne CO. * TIMING...From 11 AM MDT /noon CDT/ to 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ Thursday. * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop may rapidly grow and spread out of control.
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March 11th, 2026 12:45:00 pm MDT
March 11th, 2026 12:45:00 pm MDT
March 11th, 2026 08:45:00 pm MDT
Wind Advisory
Lower Yampa River Basin; Central Yampa River Basin
Wind Advisory issued March 11 at 10:24AM MDT until March 12 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Yampa River Basin and Lower Yampa River Basin. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 8 PM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
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March 11th, 2026 10:24:00 am MDT
March 11th, 2026 10:24:00 am MDT
March 12th, 2026 06:00:00 am MDT
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