Less Wind For Monday With Fire Concerns Back By Tuesday – CBS Denver

DENVER(CBS)- A windy and warm Easter Sunday prompted a Red Flag Warning for high Fire Danger thru the early part of the Easter Evening.

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Wind gusts across the region topped out into the 50 to near 70 mph range during the afternoon on Sunday. Denver’s peak wind gust was 52 mph.

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Wind forecast models indicate weaker winds state-wide in the morning on Monday to start the week.

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By afternoon there will be a southwest surge of winds that bring in high clouds and stronger gusts over southern and central Colorado.

As a result, of the expected afternoon winds there is a Fire Weather Watch posted for parts of southern Colorado including Colorado Springs and Pueblo. For Monday afternoon.

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Tuesday our state will be caught between high…