Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Feb 25, 2009, 4:17 AM MST for 10 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Feb 25, 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 25, 2009, 4:17 AM MST (11:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2009, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2009, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:18 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 247 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
- 3656 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 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 251117 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 417 AM MST WED FEB 25 2009 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS...HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FROM 1100 TO 1900 LOCAL TIME...FOR THE DRY EXPOSED LOWER SLOPES OF ZONE 225...AND ALL OF ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 233...INCLUDING THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...FREMONT...PUEBLO...CROWLEY...OTERO... HUERFANO...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 LOWER EXPOSED SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW SNOW LEVEL...AND FOR THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT SOUTHEAST PLAINS. ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS STARTING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE MOUNTAINS...AND SPREADING INTO THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. COMBINED WITH THE DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COZ222-225>233-260200- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0009.090225T1800Z-090226T0200Z/ 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- 417 AM MST WED FEB 25 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER EXPOSED SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW SNOW LEVEL...AND FOR THE ADJACENT PLAINS INCLUDING FREMONT...EL PASO...PUEBLO... HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND COMBINED WITH THE PERSISTENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KPUB 252232 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 332 PM MST WED FEB 25 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS...REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1900 LOCAL TIME THIS EVENING...FOR THE DRY EXPOSED LOWER SLOPES OF ZONE 225...AND ALL OF ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 233...INCLUDING THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...FREMONT...PUEBLO...CROWLEY...OTERO... HUERFANO...AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS...HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE DRY EXPOSED LOWER SLOPES OF ZONE 225....ALL OF ZONE 222 AND ZONES 228 THROUGH 230...INCLUDING THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND FREMONT...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1100 LOCAL TO 1900 LOCAL TIME THURSDAY... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE LOWER EXPOSED SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW SNOW LEVEL...AND FOR THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT SOUTHEAST PLAINS. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ON THURSDAY...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE THE LOWER EXPOSED SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW SNOW LEVEL...AND FOR THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT PLAINS. GUSTY WEST WINDS...COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. COZ222-225-228>230-261445- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0005.090226T1800Z-090227T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090226T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 332 PM MST WED FEB 25 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ALSO ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER EXPOSED SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW SNOW LEVEL...AND FOR THE ADJACENT PLAINS INCLUDING FREMONT...PUEBLO... HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND COMBINED WITH THE PERSISTENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER 7 PM MST THIS EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS INCREASE. ON THURSDAY...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP BY LATE MORNING...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...WITH CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AGAIN 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. && $$ COZ226-227-231>233-260200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090226T0200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 332 PM MST WED FEB 25 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EL PASO COUNTY. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND COMBINED WITH THE PERSISTENTLY DRY FUELS...WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER 7 PM MST THIS EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS INCREASE. 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. && $$
000 WWUS85 KPUB 260153 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 653 PM MST WED FEB 25 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE DRY EXPOSED LOWER SLOPES OF ZONE 225...AND ALL OF ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 233... INCLUDING THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO... FREMONT...PUEBLO...CROWLEY...OTERO... HUERFANO...AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS...HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE DRY EXPOSED LOWER SLOPES OF ZONE 225....ALL OF ZONE 222 AND ZONES 228 THROUGH 230...INCLUDING THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND FREMONT...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1100 LOCAL TO 1900 LOCAL TIME THURSDAY... COZ222-225-228>230-261800- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090226T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0005.090226T1800Z-090227T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 653 PM MST WED FEB 25 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...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 THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ALSO ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER EXPOSED SLOPES OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW SNOW LEVEL...AND FOR THE ADJACENT PLAINS INCLUDING FREMONT...PUEBLO... HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING...AND HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED. ON THURSDAY...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP BY LATE MORNING...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...WITH CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AGAIN POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ COZ226-227-231>233-260300- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090226T0200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 653 PM MST WED FEB 25 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING...AND HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ SR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 3:32 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo and 1 more | 13 hr |
Nearby
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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.