Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 2, 2009, 3:14 PM MST for 15 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 3, 2009, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2009, 3:14 PM MST (22:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2009, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2009, 5:59 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent 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, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 2876 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 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 022214 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 314 PM MST MON MAR 2 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...FROM 1100 THROUGH 1800 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 225 THROUGH 233...INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT...HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND HAINES VALUES OF 5 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...FROM 1100 THROUGH 1800 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 225 THROUGH 233...INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT... HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY AREA...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT SOUTHEAST PLAINS FOR TUESDAY. WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS SPREADING FROM THE I-25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. COMBINED WITH THE DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME AREA ON WEDNESDAY AS WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE DURING THE DAYTIME AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOW...AND WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. COZ222-226>233-031415- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0006.090303T1800Z-090304T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0011.090303T1800Z-090304T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0007.090304T1800Z-090305T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 314 PM MST MON MAR 2 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS WATCH INCLUDES...EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT...HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND SPREAD INTO THE PLAINS OF COLORADO...INCLUDING THE I- 25 CORRIDOR LATE TUESDAY MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT...WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY FALL TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. HAINES INDICES MAY BE AS HIGH AS 5. THESE CONDITIONS MAY ALLOW FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER TO BE POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ221-225-031415- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0011.090303T1800Z-090304T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0007.090304T1800Z-090305T0100Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 314 PM MST MON MAR 2 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND TELLER COUNTY. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO LATE TUESDAY MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT...WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY FALL TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. HAINES INDICES MAY BE AS HIGH AS 5. THESE CONDITIONS MAY ALLOW FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER TO BE POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KPUB 022240 CCA RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 330 PM MST MON MAR 2 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...FROM 1100 THROUGH 1800 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 225 THROUGH 233...INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT...HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND HAINES VALUES OF 5 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...FROM 1100 THROUGH 1800 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 225 THROUGH 233...INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT... HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY AREA...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT SOUTHEAST PLAINS FOR TUESDAY. WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS SPREADING FROM THE I-25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. COMBINED WITH THE DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME AREA ON WEDNESDAY AS WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE DURING THE DAYTIME AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOW. THIS WILL LEAD TO FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. COZ222-226>233-031445- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0006.090303T1800Z-090304T0100Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.FW.W.0011.090303T1800Z-090304T0100Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.FW.A.0007.090304T1800Z-090305T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 330 PM MST MON MAR 2 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS AREA INCLUDES...EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT...HUERFANO... CROWLEY...OTERO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND SPREAD INTO THE PLAINS OF COLORADO...INCLUDING THE I- 25 CORRIDOR LATE TUESDAY MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT...WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY FALL TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. HAINES INDICES MAY BE AS HIGH AS 5. THESE CONDITIONS MAY ALLOW FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER TO BE POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ221-225-031445- /O.COR.KPUB.FW.W.0011.090303T1800Z-090304T0100Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.FW.A.0007.090304T1800Z-090305T0100Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 330 PM MST MON MAR 2 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS AREA INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND TELLER COUNTY. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO LATE TUESDAY MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT...WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY FALL TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT. HAINES INDICES MAY BE AS HIGH AS 5. THESE CONDITIONS MAY ALLOW FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER TO BE POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
000 WWUS85 KPUB 031134 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 434 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...FROM 1100 THROUGH 1800 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 225 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT...HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO...LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND HAINES VALUES OF 5 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTEROON...FROM 1100 THROUGH 1800 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 225 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT...HUERFANO...CROWLEY...LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY AREA...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS FOR TODAY. WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS SPREADING FROM THE I-25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. COMBINED WITH THE DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME AREA ON WEDNESDAY AS WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE DURING THE DAYTIME AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOW. THIS WILL LEAD TO FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. COZ234>237-040345- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0011.090303T1800Z-090304T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.A.0007.090304T1800Z-090305T0100Z/ KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 434 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS AREA INCLUDES...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND SPREAD INTO THE PLAINS OF COLORADO...THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT OWNING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXTREME AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND ALONG WITH SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ221-222-225>233-040345- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.090303T1800Z-090304T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0007.090304T1800Z-090305T0100Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 434 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS AREA INCLUDES HE PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY AREA...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT... HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND SPREAD ONTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS AND I- 25 CORRIDOR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT OWNING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXTREME AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND ALONG WITH SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
000 WWUS85 KPUB 031748 CCA RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 921 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...FROM 1100 THROUGH 1800 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 225 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT...HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO...LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND HAINES VALUES OF 5 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...FROM 1100 THROUGH 1800 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 225 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT...HUERFANO...CROWLEY...LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY AREA...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS FOR TODAY. WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE TODAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS SPREADING FROM THE I-25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. COMBINED WITH THE DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME AREA ON WEDNESDAY AS WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE DURING THE DAYTIME AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOW. THIS WILL LEAD TO FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. COZ234>237-040845- /O.COR.KPUB.FW.W.0011.090303T1800Z-090304T0100Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.FW.A.0007.090304T1800Z-090305T0100Z/ KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 921 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 6 PM TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS AREA INCLUDES...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND SPREAD INTO THE PLAINS OF COLORADO...THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT OWNING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXTREME AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND ALONG WITH SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ COZ221-222-225>233-040845- /O.COR.KPUB.FW.W.0011.090303T1800Z-090304T0100Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.FW.A.0007.090304T1800Z-090305T0100Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 921 AM MST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 UNTIL 6 PM MST TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS AREA INCLUDES THE PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY AREA...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT... HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND SPREAD ONTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS AND I- 25 CORRIDOR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 8 AND 15 PERCENT OWNING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND ALONG WITH SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ LW
000 WWUS85 KPUB 032245 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 345 PM MST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1800 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 225 THROUGH 237... INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT...HUERFANO... CROWLEY...OTERO...LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND HAINES VALUES OF 5 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...FROM 1100 THROUGH 1800 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222... AND 225 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY... THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...EL PASO...PUEBLO... FREMONT...HUERFANO...CROWLEY...LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA...BENT... PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND HAINES VALUES OF 5 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...FROM 1100 THROUGH 1800 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222... AND 225 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY... THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...EL PASO...PUEBLO... FREMONT...HUERFANO...CROWLEY...LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA...BENT... PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY AREA...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS UNTIL 6 PM TODAY. IT HAS ALSO ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY...FOR THE SAME AREA AND TIME. FREQUENT GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH...COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF SPREAD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. COZ221-222-225>237-041445- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0007.090304T1800Z-090305T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0012.090304T1800Z-090305T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0008.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090304T0100Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-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-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 345 PM MST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY. THIS AREA INCLUDES THE PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY AREA...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT... HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. GUSTY WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...HAINES VALUES OF 5...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ LW
000 WWUS85 KPUB 040059 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 559 PM MST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND HAINES VALUES OF 5 CONTINUES FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...FROM 1100 THROUGH 1800 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 225 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...EL PASO...PUEBLO... FREMONT...HUERFANO...CROWLEY...LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA...BENT... PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND HAINES VALUES OF 5 CONTINUES FOR THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 225 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT...HUERFANO...CROWLEY...LAS ANIMAS...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ALLOWED THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY TO EXPIRE. DECREASING WINDS AND TEMPERATURES HAVE DIMINSHED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY AREA...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS FOR WEDNESDAY...AS WELL AS A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY...FOR THE SAME AREA AND TIME. FREQUENT GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH...COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF SPREAD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. COZ221-222-225>237-041700- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090304T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.090304T1800Z-090305T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0008.090305T1800Z-090306T0100Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-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-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 559 PM MST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST FOR WEDNESDAY...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS AREA INCLUDES THE PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY AREA...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...EL PASO...PUEBLO...FREMONT... HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. GUSTY WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...HAINES VALUES OF 5...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ MOORE
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 Mar 2, 2:59 PM MST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 2:59 PM MST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
259 PM MST MON MAR 2 2009
.SHORT TERM...
(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
...MAIN WEATHER HAZARD TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WILL BE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS...
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...WITH A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE THE TEMPERATURE
SHOULD DROP SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THERE IS ONLY A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE MAINLY EARLY TOMORROW
MORNING. TEMPERATES WILL REMAIN WARM THIS EVENING DUE TO INCREASE
IN DRAINAGE WINDS AND CLOUD COVER. DESPITE THE SHORT WAVE IT WILL
BE VERY DRY TOMORROW. THE AREA SHOULD MIX OUT BY MIDDAY AND THE
WINDS WILL BE UPWARDS OF 30 MPH. THE MODEL SOUNDINGS HAVE MIXING
THAT WILL BRING WINDS FROM 750 MB DOWN TO THE SFC. THE AREAS
WITHOUT SNOW ARE VERY DRY SO THERE WILL BE EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE MAJOR QUESTION WAS HOW FAR
EASTWARD WOULD FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXTEND. THE GUSTY WINDS LOOK
TO NOT EXTEND FOR OVER A THREE HOUR PERIOD...TO THE KANSAS
BORDER...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL NOT ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE
EASTERN PLAINS. IF THE NEXT SHIFT SEES THAT THE MODEL HAS EXTENDED
THE WINDS FURTHER THEN IT WILL BE SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. THE WINDS
AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL EXTEND ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND INCLUDE
THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRE AND WET MOUNTAINS...ALONG WITH
TELLER COUNTY. RECORD OR NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES WILL BE AGAIN
POSSIBLE TOMORROW BUT WITH THE HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE LESS LIKELY.
.LONG TERM...
(WED-MON)
...FIRE WEATHER MAIN CONCERN EARLY IN THE PERIOD...
THE MAIN CONCERN THIS FCST PERIOD IS FIRE WX ISSUES. GUIDANCE
CONTINUES TO INDICATE IT WILL BE VERY WARM...VERY DRY...AND
POTENTIALLY VERY WINDY ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA WED-THU AND POSSIBLY
FRIDAY. WITH THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONTINUING...ANY FIRE THAT
STARTS THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD
RAPIDLY.
FOR WED...IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST FIRE WX CONDITIONS WILL BE ALONG
THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND INTO THE S MTNS AS THE LEE TROUGH WILL BECOME
MORE WELL DEFINED AS THE SW WINDS ALOFT CONTINUE TO INCREASE. TEMPS
ON THIS DATE WILL BE IN THE 75-80F RANGE OVER MOST OF THE PLAINS.
A WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS DAY. I WISH TO ADD THAT RH VALUES
MAY NOT RECOVER ALL THAT MUCH WED NIGHT.
FOR THU...THIS COULD BE A REALLY BAD DAY FIRE-WX WISE. WINDS
EVERYWERE WILL BE STRONG...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 20-30 KNOT
RANGE MOST AREAS WITH STRONGER WINDS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IT WILL
BE A BIT COOLER THIS DAY BUT RH VALUES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE
BELOW 15%. THE STRONG WINDS THIS DAY WILL BE THE RESULT OF THE
STRONG JET OVER THE REGION ALONG WITH A BRAOD SHORTWAVE MOVING TO
THE N OF THE REGION (TIGHTENING UP THE GRADIENT). I SHOULD NOTE THAT
BOTH THE 12Z AND 18Z NAM VERIFYING ON THIS DATE WERE NEARLY
IDENTICAL.
FOR FRIDAY...WE WILL LIKELY SEE A BREAK AS A COOL FRONT SHOULD COME
THROUGH SOMETIMES ON THIS DATE...DECREASING THE WINDS AND COOLING
THE TEMPS DOWN INTO THE 60S. HOWEVER...I CANNOT RULE OUT THIS DAY
ALSO BEING A FIRE WX CONCERN...ESPECIALLY IF THINGS SLOW UP A BIT.
FROM FRIDAY ON INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...COMPUTER SIMULATIONS ARE STILL
SHOWING LOTS OF SPREAD AND CONFIDENCE IS RATHER LOW ON WHAT WILL
HAPPEN. THE EURO MODELS HAVE BEEN SHOWING ABOUT 36H WORTH OF RUN
TO RUN CONSISTENCY AND LEANED THE FCST TOWARDS THEIR OUTPUT.
IF...AND THIS IS A BIG IF...THE EURO MODELS VERIFY THEN WE COULD
SEE A RATHER IMPRESSIVE COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH ON FRIDAY AND THIS
COULD COOL THE TEMPS DOWN INTO THE 50S ACROSS THE CWA FOR THE
WEEKEND. SINCE MY CONFIDENCE IS NOT ALL THAT HIGH...KEPT TEMPS UP
IN THE 60S. IT STILL APPEARS THAT IT WILL CONTINUE DRY.
AS FOR PRECIP...THE EC HAS AN IMPRESSIVE TROUGH COMING ACROSS LATE
IN THE WEEKEND/EARLY NEXT WEEK AND THIS COULD BRING A CHANCE OF
PRECIP TO THE REGION. HOWEVER...I AM LEANING TOWARDS PERSISTENCE
AND WILL KEEP THE PLAINS DRY WITH A CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS OVER
THE CONTDVD.
I SHOULD NOTE THAT THE GFS IS ALSO SHOWING A TROUGH LATE IN THE
WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK...SO MAYBE WE WILL FINALLY GET SOME PRECIP
ACROSS THE REGION. /HODANISH
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT TAF SITES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
DRAINAGE WIND PATTERNS WILL SET UP TONIGHT...WITH WINDS AT COS AND
PUB SWINGING AROUND FROM THE WEST OR NORTHWEST SHORTLY AFTER
SUNSET. ON TUESDAY...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO ALL 3 TAF
SITES DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
&&
.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY FOR COZ221-222-
225>233.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR COZ221-222-225>233.
&&
14/34Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 6:25 AM MST, 8 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 625 AM MST MON MAR 2 2009 COZ058>089-093>099-031330- 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- 625 AM MST MON MAR 2 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH...COMBINED WITH ABOVE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND PERSISTENT DRY VEGETATION...WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR ON TUESDAY...SPREADING ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO WEDNESDAY AND POSSIBLY THURSDAY. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY LIGHT. A STRONGER WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE STATE LATER IN THE WEEK...PRODUCING LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOWFALL ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FROM THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. 50/10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:55 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:14 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 42 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.