Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Pueblo, CO

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RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
446 AM MDT TUE APR 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN 
LUIS VALLEY...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...FOR LOW 
HUMIDITIES...STRONG WIND GUSTS...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND
224 THROUGH 233...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT...EL
PASO...PUEBLO... HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO
COUNTIES...AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW
8000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG WIND GUSTS...HIGH HAINES
AND DRY FUELS...

LOW HUMIDITIES...ALONG WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH
AND HIGH HAINES INDICES BETWEEN 5 AND 6...CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN
TODAY ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. THESE CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH
DRY FUELS...HAS PROMPTED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...TO
ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FROM NOON TO 9 PM
TUESDAY.

IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN
COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ALSO ISSUED
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY MID MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET AND THE WET
MOUNTAIN VALLEY... IT ALSO INCLUDES FREMONT...EL PASO...PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES. VERY STRONG
WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE WILL BE LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND HIGH HAINES INDICES OF 5 AND 6 ALONG WITH
THE DRY FUELS.

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SAN LUIS VALLEY-
446 AM MDT TUE APR 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...
FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG WIND GUSTS...HIGH HAINES AND DRY
FUELS...

LOW HUMIDITIES...ALONG WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH
AND HIGH HAINES INDICES BETWEEN 5 AND 6...CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN
TODAY ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY.

DRY CONDITIONS LOOK TO REMAIN IN PLACE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH CURRENT
MODEL PROJECTIONS INDICATING STRONGER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE AREA.   

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

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FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
446 AM MDT TUE APR 22 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND
WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...WHICH 
ALSO INCLUDES FREMONT...EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS
ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES.

ON WEDNESDAY...STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH HUMIDITIES
BELOW 15 PERCENT AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
MUCH OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. 

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

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RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
451 AM MDT TUE APR 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN 
LUIS VALLEY...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...FOR LOW 
HUMIDITIES...STRONG WIND GUSTS...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND
224 THROUGH 233...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT...EL
PASO...PUEBLO... HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO
COUNTIES...AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW
8000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG WIND GUSTS...HIGH HAINES
AND DRY FUELS...

.LOW HUMIDITIES...ALONG WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH
AND HIGH HAINES INDICES BETWEEN 5 AND 6...CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN
TODAY ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. THESE CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH
DRY FUELS...HAS PROMPTED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...TO
ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FROM NOON TO 9 PM
TUESDAY.

IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN
COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ALSO ISSUED
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY MID MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET AND THE WET
MOUNTAIN VALLEY... IT ALSO INCLUDES FREMONT...EL PASO...PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES. VERY STRONG
WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE WILL BE LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND HIGH HAINES INDICES OF 5 AND 6 ALONG WITH
THE DRY FUELS.

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SAN LUIS VALLEY-
451 AM MDT TUE APR 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...
FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG WIND GUSTS...HIGH HAINES AND DRY
FUELS...

LOW HUMIDITIES...ALONG WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH
AND HIGH HAINES INDICES BETWEEN 5 AND 6...CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN
TODAY ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY.

DRY CONDITIONS LOOK TO REMAIN IN PLACE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH CURRENT
MODEL PROJECTIONS INDICATING STRONGER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE AREA.   

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

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FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
451 AM MDT TUE APR 22 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND
WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...WHICH 
ALSO INCLUDES FREMONT...EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS
ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES.

ON WEDNESDAY...STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH HUMIDITIES
BELOW 15 PERCENT AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
MUCH OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. 

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
419 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN
LUIS VALLEY...UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...FOR LOW
HUMIDITIES...STRONG WIND GUSTS...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 224 THROUGH 233...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY...FREMONT...EL PASO...PUEBLO... HUERFANO...LAS
ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES...AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND
WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FROM
NOON TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG WIND
GUSTS...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS...

.LOW HUMIDITIES...ALONG WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS OF 25 TO
30 MPH AND HIGH HAINES INDICES BETWEEN 5 AND 6...WILL CONTINUE
INTO THIS EVENING OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. SIMILAR CONDITIONS
WILL DEVELOP OVER A LARGER AREA ON WEDNESDAY. THESE CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH
DRY FUELS...HAVE PROMPTED THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...TO
ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY UNTIL 9 PM
TONIGHT.

IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN
COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ALSO ISSUED
A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET AND THE WET MOUNTAIN
VALLEY... IT ALSO INCLUDES FREMONT...EL PASO...PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES. VERY STRONG
WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WATCH AREA AND THERE WILL BE LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND HIGH HAINES INDICES OF 5 AND 6 ALONG WITH
THE DRY FUELS.

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SAN LUIS VALLEY-
419 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... FOR LOW
HUMIDITIES...STRONG WIND GUSTS...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS...

LOW HUMIDITIES...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND HIGH
HAINES INDICES BETWEEN 5 AND 6...WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE
SAN LUIS VALLEY.

DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY...WITH LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

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FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
419 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET
MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALSO
INCLUDES FREMONT...EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS
ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES.

ON WEDNESDAY...STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH HUMIDITIES
BELOW 15 PERCENT AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
MUCH OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THESE CONDITIONS
ALONG WITH VERY DRY GRASSES AND OTHER FINE FUELS WILL LEAD TO
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
845 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
224...EXPIRES AT 9 PM.

...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...AND 224 THROUGH 233...INCLUDING THE SAN
LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT...EL PASO...PUEBLO... HUERFANO...LAS
ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES...AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND
WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...
FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG
WIND GUSTS...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS...

.WINDS WILL DECREASE ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY TONIGHT. FOR THIS
REASON...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM
THIS EVENING.

TOMORROW...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN REGION...AND THE I-25 CORRIDOR. IN
ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BELOW 15% ACROSS MOST OF
THIS REGION. FOR THIS REASON...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN
EFFECT FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT...EL PASO...PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES...AND THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET...AND THE WET
MOUNTAIN VALLEY... FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.

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SAN LUIS VALLEY-
845 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
SAN LUIS VALLEY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING WILL GO INTO
EFFECT FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY BETWEEN 12 PM AND 10 PM MDT ON
WEDNESDAY.

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG
WIND GUSTS...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS...

DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY...WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

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FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
845 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. 

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND
WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND
ALSO INCLUDES FREMONT...EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS
ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES.

ON WEDNESDAY...STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH HUMIDITIES
BELOW 15 PERCENT AND HIGH HAINES INDICIES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
MUCH OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. THESE
CONDITIONS ALONG WITH VERY DRY GRASSES AND OTHER FINE FUELS WILL
LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

HODANISH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
410 AM MDT TUE APR 22 2008

.SHORT TERM...
(TODAY AND TONIGHT)

SHORT TERM CONCERNS INCLUDE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE SAN LUIS VALLEY TODAY WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL
ACROSS THE SE PLAINS OVERNIGHT.

CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND RUC UPPER AIR ANALYSIS INDICATING
MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE REGION WITH AN
EMBEDDED SHORT WAVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES LIFTING OUT ACROSS
THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS ATTM. AT THE SFC...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES
TO BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS WITH BEST
PRESSURE RISES BEING REALIZED ACROSS EXTREME SE COLO AND SW KANSAS
ATTM. SATELLITE PICS INDICATING WAA MVFR CLOUD DECK QUICKLY
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SE PLAINS EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH SOME HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH PASSING MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST COLO
ATTM.

TODAY...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT MODERATES AND BECOMES MORE SOUTHWEST AS
SHORT WAVE CONTINUES ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS WITH NEXT
SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVING ONSHORE ACROSS THE NW PAC COAST. SFC HIGH
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS WITH BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST RETURN FLOW
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE PLAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOUNDINGS
INDICATING WAA CLOUD DECK TO QUICKLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THE LATE
MORNING...WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE RETURN
FLOW LOOKS TO KEEP ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE
PLAINS TO KEEP RH ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERIA. MOISTURE...HOWEVER
REMAINS SPARSE ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE REGION...AND WITH
SOUNDINGS INDICATING DEEP MIXING TO AROUND H5 SUPPORTING GUSTY
AFTERNOON WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ACROSS THE SAN
LUIS VALLEY AND HAVE UPGRADED FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG
WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM.

TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT INCREASES ACROSS THE STATE AS NW PAC
SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE ONSHORE ACROSS THE WEST COAST WITH LATEST
MODELS INDICATING MINOR WAVES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE FLOW ACROSS THE
DESERT SW MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN FRINGES OF THE STATE OVERNIGHT.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE PLAINS WITH MODELS
INDICATING DEW PTS INCREASING INTO MID 40S TO LOWER 50S ACROSS
THE FAR SE PLAINS. SOUNDINGS INDICATING WAA MVFR AND PATCHY IFR
CLOUDS DEVELOPING ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE PLAINS OVERNIGHT AND ALONG
WITH SOME ELEVATED CAPE...HAVE KEPT SLIGHT CHANCES FOR A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE FAR SE PLAINS. -MW

.LONG TERM...
(WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)

...STRONG-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FAR SOUTHEAST CO PLAINS
WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY I-25 CORRIDOR AND HIGH
VALLEYS BELOW 8000 FEET WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...VERY INTERESTING AND CHALLENGING
FORECAST FOR HIGH IMPACT WEATHER DURING THESE FORECAST PERIODS.
INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES MOUNTAINS. VERY MOIST SFC-PBL SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL MOVE
INTO EASTERN CO PER NAM-WRF AND GFS. THE DEGREE OF LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE RETURN WILL BE THE GREATEST CHALLENGE WITH THE OVERALL
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR INSTABILITY...BUT THE NAM-WRF AND GFS
ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT. POTENTIAL FOR ELEVATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST CO GIVEN MIDLEVEL WARM AIR
ADVECTION AND 0-6KM MOST UNSTABLE CAPE VALUES OF 500-1200 J/KG
ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST CO PLAINS WEDNESDAY EARLY MORNING...SO
WILL KEEP THE LOW POPS IN THE MORNING. ALSO...IT STILL APPEARS THE
ADVECTION STRATUS(MAYBE SOME FOG) WILL BE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
CO AND COULD WORK ITS WAY BACK TOWARDS KPUB AND KCOS DURING THE
MORNING HOURS. THE LATEST NAM-WRF AND GFS WANT TO MIGRATE THE SFC-
PBL DRYLINE EASTWARD AS THE MUCH DRIER AIR ALOFT IN THE SOUTHWEST
FLOW ENTRAINS WITH THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND STRATUS/FOG.
PROJECTIONS ARE FOR THE DRYLINE TO BE AROUND A KITR-KLAA-KSPD
LINE BY MIDDLE TO LATE AFTERNOON. GIVEN ALL THE KINEMATIC
PARAMETERS...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG-SEVERE-DANGEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF THE DRYLINE. WHERE
THIS LINE IS EXACTLY LOCATED IS THE DEVIL IN THE DETAILS. THERE
WILL BE SOME CONVECTIVE INHIBITION TO OVERCOME INITIALLY...BUT IT
DIMINISHES TO LESS THAN 25 J/KG IN THE LOW LEVELS BY THE MIDDLE
AFTERNOON. MODEL SOUNDINGS LOOK VERY IMPRESSIVE ALONG AND JUST
EAST OF THE DRYLINE WITH RELATIVELY FAT AND TALL CAPE EARLY
AFTERNOON THAT TRANSITIONS TO TALL AND SKINNY CAPE BY THE LATE
AFTERNOON. PRE-STORM ENVIRONMENT SURFACE-BASED CAPE IS PROGGED TO
BE 1K-2.5K J/KG JUXTAPOSED WITH SURFACE-BASED LIFTED INDICES OF
-6C TO -8C ALONG THE DRYLINE. SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL
WILL BE HIGH WITH 0-6KM BULK SHEARS OF 40-60 KTS. POTENTIAL FOR
DANGEROUS VIOLENT SUPERCELLS ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE DRYLINE
WITH 0-1KM EHI OF 1-3 M2/S2. ONE OR TWO SUPERCELLS COULD PRODUCE A
TORNADO ALONG THE DRYLINE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL...ALSO...BE A THREAT GIVEN WET
BULB ZERO HEIGHTS OF 7K-9K FT AND DOWNDRAFT CAPE VALUES OF 1K-2K
J/KG. THUNDERSTORM CELLS WILL BE MOVING PRETTY FAST GIVEN STORM
MOTION AROUND 250/40-50 MPH. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR STRONG-
SEVERE-DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE EAST OF A LINE FROM LIMON-
LA JUNTA-KIM ACROSS KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS.. EASTERN LAS
ANIMAS...AND BACA COUNTIES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
NOW...IF THE DRYLINE SHIFTS FURTHER EAST INTO WESTERN KS...THEN
THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MUCH LESS. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY IN THE DIGITAL FORECAST ACROSS THE FAR
SOUTHEAST CO PLAINS...SO WILL MAINTAIN. MEANWHILE...THE OTHER HIGH
IMPACT WEATHER EVENT WILL BE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
GENERALLY WEST OF THE DRYLINE TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS/HIGH VALLEYS.
POTENTIAL FOR BREEZY-WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP WEST OF LINE FROM
LIMON-LA JUNTA-KIM TOWARDS THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND HIGH VALLEYS
BELOW 8000 FEET. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15-30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
35-50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. POTENTIAL FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE
VERY LOW AND MAINLY VIRGA FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS GIVEN THE STEEP
700-500MB LAPSE RATES OF 8.5-9.5 C/KM AND SHALLOW MOISTURE
JUXTAPOSED WITH EVEN STEEPER LAPSE RATES OF 9.5-10 C/KM AND
HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 15% IN THE SUB-CLOUD LAYER. LCL HEIGHTS
ARE 4K-6K FT HIGHER THAN THE FREEZING LEVEL...SO COMBINED WITH THE
THERMAL/HUMIDITY STRUCTURE... IT WOULD SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL FOR
VIRGA BOMBS AND GUSTY WINDS COMING OFF THE MOUNTAINS INTO THE I-25
CORRIDOR AND MOUNTAIN VALLEYS GIVEN THE TRANSFER OF MOMENTUM.
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE 15% OR LOWER ALONG WITH HAINES INDICES OF
5-6. ALSO...TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE READINGS FOR
LATE APRIL. PER COORDINATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES...WILL
MAINTAIN FIRE WEATHER WATCH DURING WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN FOR FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THE WEEK. MUCH UNCERTAINTY WITH
THE PROJECTED WEATHER SYSTEM FOR THE WEEKEND. METZE

&&

.AVIATION...

MVFR CIGS ACROSS THE SE PLAINS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE
LATE MORNING WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED FOR THE AFTERNOON.
MVFR AND PATCHY IFR CIGS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ACROSS
THE SE PLAINS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR SE
PLAINS. -MW

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
COZ224.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR COZ222-224>233.

&&

23/17

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
530 AM MDT MON APR 21 2008

COZ058>089-093>099-221400-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
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-
530 AM MDT MON APR 21 2008

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE MAIN CONCERN TODAY IS THE HIGH FIRE DANGER.  LOW HUMIDITIES AND
STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY
ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
UNTIL MID EVENING.  EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AVOID FIRE
STARTS.  RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION TO THE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE
FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...EASTWARD
ACROSS TELLER AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES.  THESE AREAS COULD SEE
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO LATE TODAY OR THIS EVENING.  THE
MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STORMS...IF THEY OCCUR...WOULD BE
LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...AND POSSIBLY SOME PEA SIZE
HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR WARM TEMPERATURES...LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY...DRY
FUELS...AND BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE OR TWO STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY STORM WOULD BE NICKEL SIZE
HAIL...WIND GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. THE HIGHER THREAT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS
ACROSS KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS...AND BACA
COUNTIES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND
WEST OF A LINE FROM LA JUNTA TO KIM INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 25
CORRIDOR AND HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS BELOW 8000 FEET. THE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL INCLUDE WARM TEMPERATURES...WINDY TO
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS....LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY
FUELS.

THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO FROM
THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
EASTWARD ACROSS TELLER AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES.