Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 29, 2008, 12:05 PM MDT for 18 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 30, 2008, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 28 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2008, 12:05 PM MDT (18:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2008, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 1, 2008, 4:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 9:45 AM MDT | SNOW 1 | 2 Ene Monument, CO | SNOW STARTED 8 AM MDT |
| May 1, 9:58 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | 2 N Black Forest, CO | ESTIMATED START TIME 0800 |
| May 1, 10:00 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | 2 N Black Forest, CO | SNOW STARTED AROUND 8 AM |
| May 1, 10:15 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | 3 N Colorado Springs, CO | START TIME 0730 MDT. MOST SNOW FELL 45 MINUTE PERIOD BETWEEN 0900-1000 MDT. |
| May 1, 10:20 AM MDT | SNOW 3.5 | 6 E Monument, CO | APPROXIMATE START TIME 0730 MDT. STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| May 1, 11:00 AM MDT | SNOW 2 | 2 Ene Monument, CO | TWO INCH STORM TOTAL. ADDITIONAL INCH SINCE 0945 REPORT. |
| May 1, 12:31 PM MDT | SNOW 3 | 2 Ene Black Forest, CO | |
| May 1, 12:45 PM MDT | SNOW 4 | 4 Se Monument, CO | SNOW STARTED AROUND 8 AM |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 243 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3691 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS85 KPUB 291805 RFWPUB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1205 PM MDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221... 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... FREMONT... EL PASO...TELLER...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS... CROWLEY... OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES... THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING AND FROM NOON TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS... HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS... .FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CRITICAL THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND HAINES INDICES OF 5 TO 6. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EVEN MORE DANGEROUS ON WEDNESDAY AS DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST AND WINDS BECOME STRONGER AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM. COZ221-222-224>237-301015- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0012.080430T1800Z-080501T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0016.080430T1800Z-080501T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080430T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 1205 PM MDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 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. A RED FLAG WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT... EL PASO...TELLER...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY... OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME FIRE WEATHER ZONES FROM NOON TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS. THE COMBINATION OF WESTERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH...HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...HAINES OF 5 OR 6...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR AND DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SAME WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ON BOTH DAYS DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. IF FIRES START...THEY WILL BE EXTREMELY ERRATIC AND COULD BE UNMANAGEABLE. 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. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KPUB 292150 RFWPUB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 350 PM MDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221... 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... FREMONT... EL PASO...TELLER...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS... CROWLEY... OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES... THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING AND FROM NOON TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS... HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS... .FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CRITICAL THIS EVENING AS WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND HAINES INDICES OF 5 TO 6. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EVEN MORE DANGEROUS ON WEDNESDAY AS DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST AND WINDS BECOME STRONGER AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM. COZ221-222-224>237-301400- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080430T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.080430T1800Z-080501T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 350 PM MDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... FREMONT... EL PASO...TELLER...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS... CROWLEY... OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES... THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME FIRE WEATHER ZONES FROM NOON TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS. THE COMBINATION OF WESTERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH...HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...HAINES OF 5 OR 6...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS THAT COULD RESULT IN ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF FIRES START...THEY WILL BE EXTREMELY ERRATIC AND COULD BE UNMANAGEABLE. 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. $$
000 WWUS85 KPUB 300245 RFWPUB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 845 PM MDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221... 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... FREMONT...EL PASO...TELLER...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS... CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES... THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FROM NOON TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH THE AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CRITICAL THIS EVENING AS WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND HAINES INDICES OF 5 TO 6. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME EVEN MORE DANGEROUS ON WEDNESDAY AS DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST AND WINDS BECOME STRONGER AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM. COZ221-222-224>237-301845- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080430T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.080430T1800Z-080501T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 845 PM MDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 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. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222... AND 224 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT... EL PASO...TELLER...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY... OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FROM NOON TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS. THE COMBINATION OF WESTERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...HAINES OF 5 OR 6...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS AND RESULT IN ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF FIRES START...THEY WILL BE EXTREMELY ERRATIC AND COULD BE UNMANAGEABLE. 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. $$ METZE
000 WWUS85 KPUB 301455 RFWPUB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 855 AM MDT WED APR 30 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221... 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... FREMONT...EL PASO...TELLER...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS... CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES... THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FROM NOON TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH THE AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AS WINDY CONDITIONS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM...WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND HAINES INDICES OF 5 TO 6. COZ221-222-224>237-010300- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.080430T1800Z-080501T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 855 AM MDT WED APR 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222... AND 224 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT... EL PASO...TELLER...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY... OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FROM NOON TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS. THE COMBINATION OF WESTERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...HAINES OF 5 OR 6...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS AND RESULT IN ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF FIRES START...THEY WILL BE EXTREMELY ERRATIC AND COULD BE UNMANAGEABLE. 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. $$
000 WWUS85 KPUB 302154 RFWPUB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 354 PM MDT WED APR 30 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221... 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... FREMONT...EL PASO...TELLER...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS... CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...DRY FUELS...AND STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH THE AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS EXTENDED THE RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN REGION CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SHIFTING TO WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST AND REMAINING GUSTY BEHIND THE FRONT. COZ221-222-224>237-011400- /O.EXT.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080501T2200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 354 PM MDT WED APR 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222... AND 224 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT... EL PASO...TELLER...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY... OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...CONTINUES THROUGH 4 PM THURSDAY...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...DRY FUELS AND STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE COMBINATION OF WESTERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...HAINES OF 5 OR 6...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS AND RESULT IN ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THIS THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY...WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST OF 20 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IF FIRES START...THEY WILL BE EXTREMELY ERRATIC AND COULD BE UNMANAGEABLE. 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. $$
000 WWUS85 KPUB 302228 CCA RFWPUB RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 426 PM MDT WED APR 30 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221... 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT...EL PASO...TELLER...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...DRY FUELS...AND STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH THE AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS EXTENDED THE RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN REGION CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AND REMAINING GUSTY BEHIND THE FRONT. COZ221-222-224>237-011445- /O.COR.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080501T2200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 426 PM MDT WED APR 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222... AND 224 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT... EL PASO...TELLER...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY... OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...CONTINUES THROUGH 4 PM THURSDAY...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...DRY FUELS AND STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE COMBINATION OF WESTERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...HAINES OF 5 OR 6...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS AND RESULT IN ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY...WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST OF 20 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IF FIRES START...THEY WILL BE EXTREMELY ERRATIC AND COULD BE UNMANAGEABLE. 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. $$
000 WWUS85 KPUB 010432 RFWPUB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1032 PM MDT WED APR 30 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT...EL PASO...TELLER...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...DRY FUELS...AND STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH THE AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...IS CONTINUING THE RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN REGION CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO WESTERN COLORADO. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WITH GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST AND REMAINING GUSTY BEHIND THE FRONT. COZ221-222-224>237-011445- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080501T2200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 1032 PM MDT WED APR 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THURSDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222... AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT... EL PASO...TELLER...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY... OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY.. THE COMBINATION OF WESTERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...HAINES OF 5 OR 6...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS. THIS WILL RESULT IN ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY...WITH GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST OF 20 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IF FIRES START...THEY WILL BE EXTREMELY ERRATIC AND COULD BE UNMANAGEABLE. 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. $$
000 WWUS85 KPUB 011039 RFWPUB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 439 AM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...229...230...233 AND 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...UNTIL 4 PM TODAY...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH THE AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...IS CONTINUING THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND FOR THE SOUTHEAST FOOTHILLS AND THE SOUTHERN BORDER AREA. COZ221-226>228-231-232-234>236-011145- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080501T2200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- 439 AM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ COZ222-224-225-229-230-233-237-012200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080501T2200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 439 AM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...229...230...233 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. IF FIRES START...THEY COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD. 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. $$
000 WWUS85 KPUB 011554 RFWPUB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 954 AM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...229...230...233 AND 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES... THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...UNTIL 4 PM TODAY...FOR LOW HUMIDITIES... BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH THE AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...IS CONTINUING THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS... AND FOR THE SOUTHEAST FOOTHILLS AND THE SOUTHERN BORDER AREA. COZ222-224-225-229-230-233-237-012200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080501T2200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 954 AM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225... 229...230...233 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. IF FIRES START...THEY COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD. A COOL FRONT MOVED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION LAST EVENING...BUT IS QUICKLY RETREATING NORTHWARD THIS THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS WERE BLOWING ACROSS THE WET MOUNTAIN...SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT EASTERN PLAINS. THESE STRONG WEST WINDS WILL THEN WORK EASTWARD ACROSS THE REST OF LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLAST SOUTHWARD DOWN THE PLAINS. ONCE THIS FRONT MOVES THROUGH...RH VALUES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY...ALTHOUGH THE WINDS NORTHWEST WILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 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. $$
000 WWUS85 KPUB 012138 RFWPUB RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 338 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...229...230...233 AND 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES... THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS RACING TOWARDS THE COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO BORDER AT 330 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT SHOULD BE SOUTH OF THE STATE LINE BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER THE FRONT GOES BY...RH VALUES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN A GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH...BUT WILL DECREASE BY EARLY TO MID EVENING. COZ222-224-225-229-230-233-237-012245- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080501T2200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 338 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...229...230...233 AND 237...INCLUDING THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES... THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET...AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS RACING TOWARDS THE COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO BORDER AT 330 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT SHOULD BE SOUTH OF THE STATE LINE BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER THE FRONT GOES BY...RH VALUES WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN A GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH...BUT WILL DECREASE BY EARLY TO MID EVENING. $$ HODANISH
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Apr 29, 11:43 AM MDT, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 11:43 AM MDT, 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1143 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2008 .UPDATE... UPDATE FOR FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY ISSUING A MIDDAY FORECAST UPDATE TO SPEED UP TEMPERATURE WARM UP OVER MOST AREAS AND TO BRING IN SOME 12Z MODEL DATA FOR FIRE WEATHER AND TO UPGRADE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON WEDNESDAY TO A RED FLAG WARNING. HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WINDS DEVELOPING OF FORECAST AREA AND WITH LOW RH...HIGH HAINES AND CRITICAL FUELS NO SENSE IN WAITING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOONS PACKAGE. ONLY DELIBERATION WAS WHAT TO DO WITH FW ZONE 223. HELD OFF ON RED FLAG IN THAT AREA CONSIDERING THAT AREA OF CRITICAL FUELS IS THE SMALL AREA BELOW 9000 FEET WITH AMPLE SNOW COVER OVER THE REST. -FORTUNE- && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 349 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2008/ SHORT TERM... (TODAY AND TONIGHT) ..VERY WARM TODAY WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER... CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AS VERY WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON. H7 TEMPS SOAR TO AROUND 10 DEG C BY LATE AFTERNOON AS W TO SW FLOW BEGINS TO INCREASE AHEAD OF ADVANCING STORM. THIS WILL SUPPORT TEMPS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S OVR THE SE PLAINS...AND RH WILL CONSEQUENTLY BE VERY LOW...GENERALLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS OR LOW TEENS. WINDS MAY ONLY MEET CRITICAL LEVELS FOR A COUPLE HOURS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVE HOURS...BUT VERY LOW RH AND HAINES OF 5 OR 6 JUSTIFY A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. A VERY WEAK WAVE WILL RIPPLE THROUGH THE FLOW AS THE UPPER RIDGE MOVES EWRD DURING THE AFTERNOON. NAM REACTS BY PRODUCING SOME VERY LIGHT QPF OVR THE MTS LATE AFTERNOON. HAVE CHOSEN TO LEAVE ZERO POPS INTACT...AS ATMOSPHERE REMAINS TOO DRY AND NAM IS LIKELY OVERREACTING TO INCREASED INSTABILITY. COULD POTENTIALLY SEE SOME BUILDUPS OVR THE MTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT COOLING WILL BE LIMITED E OF THE MTS AS FLOW INCREASES ALOFT. WILL LIKELY SEE WARM BANANA BELT DEVELOP OVR THE E SLOPES. 44 LONG TERM... (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY) MAIN CONCERNS INCLUDE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR WED AND THEN PCPN CHANCES WITH UPR TROF WED NIGHT THRU FRI...INCLUDING SNOW AMOUNTS. ON WED THE NEXT UPR TROF WL BE OVR WRN MT EXTENDING SWRD INTO NRN UT. WINDS OVR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA WED LOOK A LITTLE STRONGER THAN TODAY...AND AFTERNOON MIN RH VALUES WILL AGAIN BE BELOW 15 PERCENT...HAINES INDICES WL ALSO BE 5 OR 6. THUS HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE SAME AREA AS THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY...WHICH INCLUDES THE SERN PLAINS...SERN MTS AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WL GENERALLY BE DRY UNTIL EVENING. WED EVENING A FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE PLAINS AND THE UPR TROF WL BE ADDING MSTR TO WRN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THERE ARE STILL SOME MODEL DIFFERENCES WITH REGARDS TO EXACTLY WHERE THIS NEXT SYSTEM IS GOING TO TRACK. BY 12Z THU THE GFS HAS A CLOSED LOW OVR SWRN WY...WHILE THE NAM HAS AN OPEN WAVE OVR WRN WY EXTENDING SOUTH ALONG THE UT/CO BORDER...AND THE ECMWF HAS A CLOSED LOW CENTERED IN NWRN CO. THRU WED NIGHT WL KEEP PCPN CHANCES MAINLY FOCUSED OVR NRN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. WL PROBABLY SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVR THE CENTRAL MTS...AND OVR PORTIONS OF TELLER COUNTY AND PIKES PEAK. BY 00Z FRI THE GFS HAS THE LOW CENTERED OVR NORTH CENTRAL NE...THE NAM HAS IT OVR THE NE PANHANDLE...AND THE ECMWF OVR SWRN NE...A LITTLE FARTHER S AND E OF THE NAM POSITION. THE GFS IS THE FARTHEST NORTH LEAVING MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA DRY...BUT AT THIS POINT WL LEAN MORE TOWARD A FARTHER SOUTH SOLUTION AND CONTINUE WITH HIGH POPS OVR NRN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA FOR THU...DECREASING AS YOU GO SOUTH. BY 12 FRI THE GFS POSITION OF THE LOW IS OVR NORTH CENTRAL NE ALONG THE SD BORDER...THE ECMWF IS OVR SOUTH CENTRAL NE...AND THE NAM IN BETWEEN THE TWO. IN GENERAL THIS WL MEAN STILL A CHC FOR PCPN OVR NRN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...BUT DRY SOUTH FOR LATE THU NIGHT AND EARLY FRI. THEN AS THE LOW MOVES EVEN FARTHER E THRU THE DAY FRI PCPN WL LIKELY END. FOR SAT THE GFS HAS SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE ERN CO PLAINS TURNING THE LOW LEVEL FLOW EASTERLY. A SHRTWV TROF ALSO MOVES INTO THE AREA...AND THERE IS A CHC FOR PCPN ACRS THE MTS AND HIGH PLAINS. THEN ON SUN ANOTHER SHRTWV TROF IS FORECAST BY THE GFS TO MOVE OVR THE AREA WITH UPSLOPE FLOW CONTINUING OVR THE SERN PLAINS AND CHANCES FOR PCPN. HOWEVER THE ECMWF HAS AN UPR LOW DROPPING INTO SRN CA AND NO SHRTWV TROF MOVING ACRS THE AREA. THE GFS THEN ALSO HAS AN UPR LOW DROPPING INTO AZ MON. TOO MANY UNCERTAINTIES...SO WL NOT MAKE FORECAST CHANGES BEYOND FRI. AVIATION... VFR ALL THREE TAF SITES (AND ALL OF SOUTHERN COLORADO) NEXT 24 HOURS. COULD SEE SOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 KT RANGE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EXTENDING INTO EARLY EVE. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ221-222- 224>237. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR COZ221-222-224>237. && 21/06
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 6:30 AM MDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 630 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2008 COZ058>089-093>099-301230- 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- 630 AM MDT TUE APR 29 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THIS AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH HIGH HAINES INDICES. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH THE DRY FUELS...WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE CONDUCIVE TO ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ON WEDNESDAY...POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES...COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. SOME SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...PIKES PEAK...AND PORTIONS OF TELLER COUNTY. THERE IS ALSO THE CHANCE FOR SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY EVENING OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND OVER PORTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY...AND TELLER COUNTY. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 5:52 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 6 hr |
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