Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Feb 5, 2009, 7:53 PM MST for 15 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Feb 6, 2009, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 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
- Feb 5, 2009, 7:53 PM MST (02:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 6, 2009, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2009, 7:07 PM MST
- In force
- 8 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 02:54 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 00:00Z, 2.9 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
- 5937 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 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 060253 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 753 PM MST THU FEB 5 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND THE I-25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD TO THE KANSAS BORDER... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST IS EXPECTED TO CREATE GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS...COUPLED WITH THE HIGH TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF SPREAD LIKELY. ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE EXPOSED LOWER ELEVATIONS WHICH LACK SNOW COVER. COZ221-222-225>237-061900- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0002.090206T1800Z-090207T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0004.090206T1800Z-090207T0300Z/ 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- 753 PM MST THU FEB 5 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...THE I-25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD TO THE KANSAS BORDER. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO BELOW 15 PERCENT. COMBINED WITH THE DRY FUELS...EXTENDING ACROSS THE SNOW BARE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KPUB 061340 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 640 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND THE I-25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD TO THE KANSAS BORDER... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST IS EXPECTED TO CREATE GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS...COUPLED WITH THE EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...UNSEASONABLY WARM EARLY FEBRUARY TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF SPREAD LIKELY. ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE EXPOSED LOWER ELEVATIONS WHICH LACK SNOW COVER. COZ221-222-225>237-070300- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0004.090206T1800Z-090207T0300Z/ 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- 640 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...THE I-25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD TO THE KANSAS BORDER. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE PLAINS...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS BY THIS AFTERNOON. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO BELOW 15 PERCENT. COMBINED WITH THE DRY FUELS...EXTENDING ACROSS THE SNOW BARE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND INTO ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
000 WWUS85 KPUB 062223 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 323 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND THE I-25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD TO THE KANSAS BORDER... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM. AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS..THE EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...THE UNSEASONABLY WARM EARLY FEBRUARY TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF SPREAD LIKELY. ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE EXPOSED LOWER ELEVATIONS WHICH LACK SNOW COVER. COZ221-222-225>237-070300- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090207T0300Z/ 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- 323 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...THE I-25 CORRIDOR EASTWARD TO THE KANSAS BORDER. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FROM THE WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN AND PLAINS...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO BELOW 15 PERCENT. COMBINED WITH THE DRY FUELS...EXTENDING ACROSS THE SNOW BARE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND INTO ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ JMC
000 WWUS85 KPUB 070207 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 707 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED... .AFTER RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...SURFACE WINDS WERE DECREASING...TEMPERATURES COOLING...AND HUMIDITY VALUES RISING. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. COZ221-222-225>237-070315- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090207T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 707 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. AFTER RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...SURFACE WINDS WERE DECREASING...TEMPERATURES COOLING...AND HUMIDITY VALUES RISING. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO MOUNTAINS TO THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS. $$ METZE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 19 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.