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- Red Flag Warning issued May 18 at 1:04AM MDT until May 18 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
by NWS on May 18, 2026 at 07:04* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 230 and 233. * TIMING…From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS…Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS…Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.
- Red Flag Warning issued May 18 at 1:04AM MDT until May 18 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo COby NWS on May 18, 2026 at 07:04
* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 237. * TIMING…From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS…Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 6 percent. * IMPACTS…Extreme fire danger is expected. Fires will uncontrollably spread and be very destructive.
- Special Marine Warning issued May 18 at 1:46AM CDT until May 18 at 2:45AM CDT by NWS Duluth MNby NWS on May 18, 2026 at 06:46
SMWDLH The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a * Special Marine Warning for… Chequamegon Bay-Bayfield to Oak Point WI… Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM… Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI… Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland… Port Wing to Sand Island WI… Sand Island to Bayfield WI… * Until 245 AM CDT. * At 146 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Siskwit Bay to 6 nm west of La Pointe to Oak Point, moving northeast at 25 knots. HAZARD…Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE…Radar. IMPACT…Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include… Ashland Breakwater Lighthouse, Ironwood Island, Basswood Island, Sand Island, Stockton Island, Madeline Island, Devils Island, Manitou Island, Cat Island, North Twin Island, Meyers Beach, York Island, Eagle Island, La Pointe, Apostle Islands National Lake Shore, Michigan Island, Outer Island, Rocky Island, Raspberry Island, and Oak Point.
- Red Flag Warning issued May 18 at 1:38AM CDT until May 18 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TXby NWS on May 18, 2026 at 06:38
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF LESS THAN 15%, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS AND PLAINS, AND THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN… The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon today to 9 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS…Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 5 percent. * RFTI…5 or critical. * IMPACTS… * SEVERITY… FUELS (ERC)…90th+ percentile…5 (out of 5). WEATHER…Critical…3 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT…7 (out of 10).
- Red Flag Warning issued May 18 at 1:38AM CDT until May 18 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TXby NWS on May 18, 2026 at 06:38
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF LESS THAN 15%, AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS AND PLAINS, AND THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN… * WINDS…Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 7 percent. * RFTI…5 to 8 or critical to extreme. * IMPACTS… * SEVERITY… FUELS (ERC)…90th+ percentile…5 (out of 5). WEATHER…Extreme…4 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT…9 (out of 10).