Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Pueblo, CO

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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.

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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

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
355 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND PERSISTENT DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...FROM 0800 THROUGH 1900 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...PERSISTENT DRY FUELS 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 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...AS WELL AS A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR
THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING...FOR THE SAME AREA. FREQUENT WIND 
GUSTS OF 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.

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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-
355 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT
FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THIS AREA INCLUDES THE 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 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS AND IMMEDIATE ADJACENT PLAINS THIS MORNING AND SPREAD
ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND FAR EASTERN PLAINS 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 THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...AND ALONG WITH SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
AGAIN BE POSSIBLE 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.

&&

$$

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WWUS85 KPUB 041144 CCA
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
444 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND PERSISTENT DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...FROM 0800 THROUGH 1900 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...PERSISTENT DRY FUELS 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 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...AS WELL AS A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR
THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING...FOR THE SAME AREA. FREQUENT WIND 
GUSTS OF 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.

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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-
444 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT
FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

THIS AREA INCLUDES THE 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 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS AND IMMEDIATE ADJACENT PLAINS THIS MORNING AND SPREAD
ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND FAR EASTERN PLAINS 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 THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...AND ALONG WITH SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
AGAIN BE POSSIBLE 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.

&&

$$

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WWUS85 KPUB 041626 CCA
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
916 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND PERSISTENT DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...FROM 0800 THROUGH 1900 LOCAL
TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 225 THROUGH
237...INCLUDING EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
BELOW 15 PERCENT...PERSISTENT DRY FUELS AND HAINES VALUES OF 5
CONTINUES FOR THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 225 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING
EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET
MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH
AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING 
FOR EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET
MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS FOR TODAY...AS WELL
AS A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING...FOR THE
SAME AREA. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 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.

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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-
916 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

THIS AREA INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS AND IMMEDIATE ADJACENT PLAINS THIS MORNING AND SPREAD
ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND FAR EASTERN PLAINS 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 THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...AND ALONG WITH SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
AGAIN BE POSSIBLE 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.

&&

$$

000 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
324 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND PERSISTENT DRY FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 
1900 LOCAL TIME THIS EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 225 
THROUGH 237...INCLUDING EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE 
CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...PERSISTENT DRY FUELS AND HAINES
VALUES OF 5 CONTINUES FOR THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 225 THROUGH
237...INCLUDING EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...RELATIVE 
HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...PERSISTENT DRY FUELS CONTINUES FOR 
FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
221...222...AND 225 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING EL PASO AND TELLER 
COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE 
SOUTHEAST PLAINS....

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH
AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EL
PASO AND TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET
MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS UNTIL 1900 LOCAL
TIME THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FROM 0800 UNTIL 1900 LOCAL TIME THURSDAY...AND A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1000 UNTIL 1900 LOCAL TIME FRIDAY...FOR
THE SAME AREA. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 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.

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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-
324 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG
WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MST TODAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS
ALSO ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO
7 PM MST THURSDAY...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

THIS AREA INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.
TOMORROW MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT
30 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS INCLUDING THE
I-25 CORRIDOR. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 8
AND 15 PERCENT LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME AND ERRATIC
FIRE BEHAVIOR THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW.

THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...AND ALONG WITH SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY.

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 050145
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
645 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...PERSISTENT DRY FUELS AND HAINES
VALUES OF 5 CONTINUES FOR THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 225 THROUGH
237...INCLUDING EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...PERSISTENT DRY FUELS CONTINUES FOR
FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
221...222...AND 225 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING EL PASO AND TELLER
COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS....

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH
AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING IN
EFFECT FROM 0800 UNTIL 1900 LOCAL TIME THURSDAY FOR EL PASO AND
TELLER COUNTIES...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND ALL
OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 1000 UNTIL
1900 LOCAL TIME FRIDAY...FOR THE SAME AREA. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF
30 TO 50 MPH...COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY
FUELS WILL CAUSE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR
WITH RAPID RATES OF SPREAD.

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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-
645 PM MST WED MAR 4 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST
THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING.

THIS AREA INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

THURSDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST AT
30 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT LEADING TO
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR
THROUGH THE DAY.

GUSTY WINDS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...AND HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO AGAIN DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT.
THESE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH THE DRY FUELS WILL AGAIN CREATE
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON FRIDAY.

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
313 PM MST TUE MAR 3 2009

.SHORT TERM...
(TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY)

...EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE...

RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DECLINE THIS EVENING AS HUMIDITIES COME UP
AND WINDS DECREASE BUT THEY WILL BE BACK AGAIN TOMORROW IN FULL
FORCE. TOMORROW LOOKS EVEN WINDIER THAN TODAY.  SO...THE COMBINATION
OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES (SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS)...CONTINUED
DRY FUELS...AND EVEN WINDIER CONDITIONS WILL PROMPT ANOTHER DAY OF
EXTREME FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS.
THUS...HAVE GONE AHEAD AND UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED
FLAG WARNING WITH THIS PACKAGE.  EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL AGAIN BE
POSSIBLE.  EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID FIRE STARTS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN.

WEVE HAD RECORD TEMPERATURES TODAY AND WERE ON TRACK FOR NEAR
RECORDS TOMORROW AS WELL.  WARM...DRY...DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE UNDER FLAT RIDGING/ZONAL FLOW OVER COLORADO.  THE AIRMASS
IS PRETTY WARM AND DRY...SO LITTLE IF ANY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  COULD BE JUST A
LITTLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...BUT
GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS ANYWHERE.  AGAIN...THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE
FIRE DANGER.  PLEASE USE CAUTION.  LW

.LONG TERM...
(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)

...VOLATILE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
AT LEAST FRIDAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR SOME PRECIPITATION
SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE
FORECAST AREA...

STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FOR THURSDAY AS
A SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE WY/NRN CO.  THIS HELPS TO DRIVE THE SFC
LOW EASTWARD INTO THE CEN PLAINS BY THURS AFTERNOON WITH TIGHT SFC
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA.  WITH DEEPLY MIXED ATMOS...AND H7
WINDS AROUND 30-35 KTS...WIND GUSTS UP 40 TO EVEN 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE BY AFTN. DEW POINT RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR AGAIN WED
NIGHT...AND SHOULD TANK ON THURS ONCE THE WINDS KICK IN ACROSS THE
EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS. COMBINED WITH HAINES VALUES OF
5...SET UP LOOKS FAVORABLE ONCE AGAIN FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
GIVEN THE POTENTIAL VOLATILITY OF THE SITUATION...WILL GO AHEAD
AND HOIST THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURS IN SPITE OF ALL THE
FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS IN THE SHORTER TERM ABOVE.

ELONGATED TROF AXIS EXTENDS FROM THE NRN US ROCKIES BACK THROUGH SRN
CA ON FRIDAY. AS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TROF MOVE ACROSS THE
ROCKIES...A COLD FRONT TRIES TO DROP INTO EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
STATE...BUT QUICKLY MIXES BACK NORTHWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON.
THIS COULD ONCE AGAIN LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS...ESP FOR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN I-25
CORRIDOR.

SOME CHANCE FOR RELIEF SAT AND SAT NIGHT...THOUGH NOT LOOKING ALL
THAT GREAT FOR PRECIPITATION CHANCES (AT LEAST FOR THE EAST) AS
SOUTHERN PORTION OF TROF LIFTS ACROSS THE AREA.  ECMWF IS FARTHER
NORTH THAN THE STRONGER MORE CLOSED OFF SOLN OF THE GFS AND IS
GENERALLY FAVORED.  A COLD FRONT SHOULD MAKE A MORE CONCERTED PUSH
INTO EASTERN CO ON SATURDAY BRINGING A COOL DOWN AND DECREASING THE
FIRE THREAT.  COULD BE SOME WAA SHOWERS SPREAD ACROSS THE PLAINS SAT
AFTERNOON/SAT NIGHT.  HAVE INTRODUCED SOME LOW POPS BACK INTO THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS FOR THESE PERIODS. BEST CHANCE FOR PCPN WILL BE
ALONG/WEST OF THE CONTDVD...ESP THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MTS WHERE SW
FLOW WILL PROVIDE SOME FAVORABLE OROGRAPHICS.

SUNDAY WILL BE DRIER AND COOLER BEHIND THE EXITING SYSTEM.  LEE TROF
IS QUICK TO REFORM WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS RETURNING FOR MON.
FOR NOW...TEMPS DONT LOOK AS WARM AS THEY HAVE BEEN...SO PERHAPS
FIRE WEATHER THREAT WONT BE AS HIGH DUE TO HIGHER RHS. NEXT TROF
MOVES ACROSS THE AREA ON TUES...THOUGH ONCE AGAIN...ECMWF LOOKS
TOO FAR NORTH TO BRING MUCH IN THE WAY OF PCPN TO THE EASTERN
PLAINS. -KT

&&

.AVIATION...GENERALLY VFR THROUGH TONIGHT.  SOME SPOTTY MVFR
CONDITIONS COULD EXIST IN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY ALONG THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.  GUSTY...SHIFTING WINDS COULD BE PROBLEMATIC.
WIND GUSTS OF 30-40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ALL AREAS...INCLUDING
TAF SITES...THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LW

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR COZ221-222-
225>237.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR COZ221-222-
225>237.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR COZ221-222-225>237.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1203 PM MST TUE MAR 3 2009

COZ058>089-093>099-041915-
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-
1203 PM MST TUE MAR 3 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL BLOW ACROSS
THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND DRY
FUELS...TO CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL THROUGH EARLY
EVENING.

A FEW HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH...COMBINED WITH WARM
TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...WILL CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...I-25
CORRIDOR...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY LIGHT. A STRONGER
WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE STATE FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY...PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ALONG THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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