Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 4, 2009, 3:24 PM MST for 15 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 5, 2009, 7:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr. 6 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
- Mar 4, 2009, 3:24 PM MST (22:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2009, 7:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2009, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 12 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 22:25 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 9:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 6 S Colorado City, CO | MEASURED BY REMOTE SENSOR |
| Mar 5, 9:25 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 9 Nnw Walsenburg, CO | MEASURED BY REMOTE SENSOR |
| Mar 5, 11:04 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | La Junta, CO | |
| Mar 5, 11:49 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Pueblo, CO | 40 FOOT TREE UPROOTED AND FELL ON CHAIN LINK FENCE. |
| Mar 5, 2:48 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 8 Nnw Aguilar, CO | |
| Mar 5, 2:52 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 7 Se Stonewall, CO | MEASURED BY REMOTE SENSOR |
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, 10.4 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
- 3052 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 284 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 042224 RFWPUB 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. COZ221-222-225>237-051430- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0008.090305T1700Z-090306T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0013.090305T1500Z-090306T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0009.090306T1700Z-090307T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090305T0200Z/ 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- 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
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. COZ221-222-225>237-051745- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090305T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.090305T1500Z-090306T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0009.090306T1700Z-090307T0200Z/ 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- 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. && $$
000 WWUS85 KPUB 051142 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 442 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...PERSISTENT DRY FUELS AND HAINES VALUES OF 5 CONTINUES FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND 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 TODAY 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. COZ221-222-225>237-060345- /O.EXT.KPUB.FW.W.0013.090305T1400Z-090306T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0009.090306T1700Z-090307T0200Z/ 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- 442 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. 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. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON TODAY OVER ALL OF THE THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 50 MPH LIKELY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 10 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON...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 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. && $$
000 WWUS85 KPUB 051807 AAA RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1107 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH...GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH FOR THE AREA ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR SOUTH OF PUEBLO TO TRINIDAD...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...PERSISTENT DRY FUELS AND HAINES VALUES OF 5 CONTINUES FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND 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 TODAY 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. COZ221-222-225>237-061015- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090306T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0009.090306T1700Z-090307T0200Z/ 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- 1107 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. 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. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON TODAY OVER ALL OF THE THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 50 MPH LIKELY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE 1-25 CORRIDOR SOUTH OF PUEBLO TO TRINIDAD. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 10 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON...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 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. && $$
000 WWUS85 KPUB 052216 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 316 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS TO 50-60 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...PERSISTENT DRY FUELS AND HAINES VALUES OF 5 CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND 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...CONTINUES A RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 1900 LOCAL TIME TODAY 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 60 MPH...COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS WILL CAUSE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. COZ221-222-225>237-061430- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090306T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0009.090306T1700Z-090307T0200Z/ 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- 316 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. 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. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS ALL OF THE THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 60 MPH LIKELY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY EVENING...LEADING TO CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. GUSTY WINDS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...AND HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO 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. && $$
000 WWUS85 KPUB 060143 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 643 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES POSSIBLY FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT AND 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 COUNTIES...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...CONTINUES A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 1000 UNTIL 1900 LOCAL TIME FRIDAY...FOR EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 60 MPH...COMBINED WITH HUMIDITIES POSSIBLY DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND DRY FUELS WILL POTENTIALLY CAUSE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. COZ221-222-225>237-061745- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090306T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0009.090306T1700Z-090307T0200Z/ 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- 643 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009 ...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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. GUSTY WINDS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...WITH HUMIDITIES POSSIBLY DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT. THESE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH THE DRY FUELS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AGAIN CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 3:24 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 40 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2009Every red flag warning in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.