Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO

159 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
319 PM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THROUGH 8 PM TODAY AND FROM
11 AM TO 8 PM ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THIS WATCH IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP WINDY 
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE BY AROUND 
SUNSET...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.  
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY WHERE FUELS REMAIN DRY. RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.
WINDS ON THURSDAY COULD GUST UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES.

COZ224-051330-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0006.100506T1700Z-100507T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-100505T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.100505T1700Z-100506T0200Z/
SAN LUIS VALLEY-
319 PM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM
MDT WEDNESDAY. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN COLORADO...224

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH
AT TIMES. COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT AND 
DRY FUEL CONDITIONS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS EVENING WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD POSSIBLE WITH ANY 
WILD FIRES.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN 
ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.  ANOTHER SYSTEM
PASSING TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY...COULD BRING EVEN
STRONGER WINDS ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITIES TO THE AREA LATE THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 50 MPH ON
THURSDAY RESULTING IN VOLATILE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE SPREAD.

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.

&&

$$

015 
WWUS85 KPUB 050156
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
756 PM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM ON
WEDNESDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THIS WATCH IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR WEDNESDAY. WIND
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE SAN
LUIS VALLEY WHERE FUELS REMAIN DRY. RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER
ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
THURSDAY. WINDS ON THURSDAY COULD GUST UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES.

COZ224-051800-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-100505T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.100505T1700Z-100506T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.100506T1700Z-100507T0200Z/
SAN LUIS VALLEY-
756 PM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN COLORADO...224

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND
OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY WILD FIRES.

ANOTHER SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY...
COULD BRING EVEN STRONGER WINDS ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITIES TO THE
AREA LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS COULD
GUST UP TO 50 MPH ON THURSDAY RESULTING IN VOLATILE CONDITIONS FOR
FIRE SPREAD.

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.

&&

$$

560 
WWUS85 KPUB 051006
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
406 AM MDT WED MAY 5 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM TODAY. 
THIS WARNING IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THIS WATCH IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS
FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY
WHERE FUELS REMAIN DRY. RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.
WINDS ON THURSDAY COULD GUST UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES.

COZ224-060215-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.100505T1700Z-100506T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.100506T1700Z-100507T0200Z/
SAN LUIS VALLEY-
406 AM MDT WED MAY 5 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN COLORADO...224

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND
OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY WILD FIRES.

ANOTHER SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY...
COULD BRING EVEN STRONGER WINDS ALONG WITH LOW HUMIDITIES TO THE
AREA LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS COULD
GUST UP TO 50 MPH ON THURSDAY RESULTING IN VOLATILE CONDITIONS
FOR FIRE SPREAD.

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.

&&

$$

796 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
317 PM MDT WED MAY 5 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THROUGH 8 PM TODAY...AND
AGAIN FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR GUSTY 
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WATCH IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY THROUGH THURSDAY. WIND GUSTS UP TO
40 TO 50 MPH ALONG WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...WILL
RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS
THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY WHEN WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST. RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITY IS POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.

COZ224-061330-
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/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0014.100506T1700Z-100507T0200Z/
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/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100506T0200Z/
SAN LUIS VALLEY-
317 PM MDT WED MAY 5 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.  A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN COLORADO...224

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY
THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT WITH MODERATE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES EXPECTED. HOWEVER...EVEN STRONGER WEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO RETURN ON THURSDAY RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID TO EXTREME RATES OF FIRE SPREAD
WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AS WINDS GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH DURING
THE AFTERNOON.

GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON
FRIDAY...AS SOUTHWEST WINDS GUST UP TO 35 MPH 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.

&&

$$

512 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
752 PM MDT WED MAY 5 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM THURSDAY.
THIS WARNING IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WATCH IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR THURSDAY...AND POSSIBLY
ON FRIDAY AS WELL. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH ALONG WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS
FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY. RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE
STARTS. 

COZ224-061800-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100506T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0014.100506T1700Z-100507T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0007.100507T1700Z-100508T0200Z/
SAN LUIS VALLEY-
752 PM MDT WED MAY 5 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN COLORADO...224

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN ON THURSDAY
RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
RAPID TO EXTREME RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY
AS WINDS GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON FRIDAY...
AS SOUTHWEST WINDS GUST UP TO 35 MPH 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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
407 AM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010

.SHORT TERM...
(TODAY AND TONIGHT)

...MAIN CONCERN IS FIRE WX OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...

...QUITE WARM...BUT BREEZY TO WINDY EVERYWHERE TODAY...

CURRENTLY...

MOSTLY CLEAR AND RELATIVELY WARM WITH BREEZY AREAS OVER THE REGION
AS I WRITE AT 330 AM THIS MORNING. SAT PIX SHOW MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
OVER THE STATE WITH JUST SOME CLOUDS OVER THE C AND N MTNS. OVER THE
CWA QUITE A FEW AREAS ARE ON THE BREEZY SIDE AND THIS IS KEEPING
TEMPS UP OVER MANY AREAS. MOST OF THE PLAINS AT THIS HOUR ARE IN THE
40S AND 50S...WITH THE WARMEST AREAS HAVING THE MOST WIND. AREAS
JUST EAST OF THE N/S MTN RANGES...INCLUDING THE COLLEGIATE
PEAKS...SANGRES...WETS AND RAMPART/PP SHOWING THE (RELATIVELY)
WARMEST TEMPS. ROTOR CIRCULATIONS ARE NOTED IN THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY
AS WINDS ARE SHIFTING FROM STRONG NORTHWESTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY AT
TIMES.

TODAY...

STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER AND JUST E OF THE ~N/S MTN RANGES THIS
MORNING WITH ALL AREAS BECOMING BREEZY/WINDY BY THIS AFTERNOON. I
EXPECT WINDS OVER THE HIER TRRN IN THE 20-20 MPH RANGE WITH GUST TO
40 AND 50 MPH. OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND MTN VALLEYS WINDS BY
THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH HIER GUSTS.
WITH THE STRONG DOWNSLOPE EXPECT A WARM DAY EVERYWHERE WITH 80S
BELOW 6000 FEET AND 60S AND 70 EVERYWHERE ELSE.

ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE WINDY AND DRY EVERYWHERE...ONLY THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY HAS DRY FUELS...AND THIS AREA WILL BE UNDER A RED FLAG
WARNING. ALL OTHER LOCATIONS ARE EITHER MOIST OR HAVE SNOW
COVER...AND THUS DO NOT MEET CRITERIA FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS.

TONIGHT...

MSTR GRADUALLY INCREASES OVER THE C MTNS AND HAVE INTRODUCED SOME
LIGHT POPS OVER THE HIER ELEVATIONS OF THE C MTNS.

BY 00Z THIS EVENING...A WEAK COLD FRONT SHOULD BE LOCATED JUST N OF
THE PALMER DVD AND IT WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
EVENING. BY SUNRISE THE FRONT WILL "BACK DOOR" ACROSS ALL OF THE
PLAINS AND WE SHOULD HAVE AN EASTERLY COMPONENT TO THE WINDFIELD
OVER THE PLAINS BY SUNRISE. FRONT WILL BE DRY SO DO NOT EXPECT MUCH
IN THE WAY OF CLOUDS WITH THE FRONT. WINDS OVER THE MTNS WILL LIKELY
WEAKEN TONIGHT...BUT IT WILL STILL BE BREEZY OVER HIER ELEVATIONS.
/HODANISH

.LONG TERM...
(WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)

...DRY AND WARM THROUGH THURSDAY...

ANOTHER VERY WARM DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH TEMPS WELL INTO THE 70S
OVER THE PLAINS. HAVE GONE AHEAD IN CONVERTING THE FIRE WX WATCH
FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY TO A RED FLAG WARNING...GIVEN THE HIGH
LIKELIHOOD OF STRONG WEST WINDS COMBINED WITH RH VALUES BELOW 15
PERCENT. WILL ALSO SEE HIGH FIRE DANGER OVR THE SRN FRONT RANGE AND
I-25 CORRIDOR...PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE NOT GREENED
UP AS MUCH AS THE COUNTIES FARTHER TO THE E.

MODELS CONTINUE TO RETREAT ON MIDWEEK SYSTEM...NOW PUSHING BACK
TIMING OF COLD FRONT TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LATER TIMING WILL MEAN
ANOTHER WARM DAY FOR MOST AREAS ON THURSDAY...WITH TEMPS POSSIBLY
APPROACHING 80 DEG OVER THE SRN ZONES. DEPENDING ON FRONTAL TIMING
THE NRN ZONES MAY END UP A BIT COOLER...ESPECIALLY OVER TELLER COUNTY
AND NRN EL PASO. BEST CHANCE OF PRECIP WILL BE OVER THE ERN MTNS
AND ADJACENT PLAINS THU NIGHT INTO FRI MORNING. NAM HINTS AT SOME
DEWPTS POSSIBLY IN THE 40S OVER THE PLAINS THU EVE...SO MAY HAVE
TO WATCH FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A STRONG STORM OR TWO...GIVEN THE
STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR PRESENT.

FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND LOOKS TO BE CONTINUED COOL WITH UPSLOPE
FLOW OVR THE PLAINS. BY SUNDAY...SWRLY FLOW INCREASES AHEAD OF AN
UPSTREAM SYSTEM. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE AROUND
MON...AND SIGNALS A RETURN TO A MORE ACTIVE WX PATTERN FOR THE
AREA. ROSE

&&

.AVIATION...

ALTHOUGH VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL OF THE TAF SITES...
KCOS...KALS AND KPUB...IT WILL BE WINDY TODAY. EXPECT A MODERATE
WESTERLY WIND GENERALLY IN THE 20-30 KT RANGE AT ALL LOCATIONS BY
THIS AFTERNOON. LATER THIS EVENING A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS
THE PLAINS AND WINDS WILL TAKE ON A EASTERLY THEN SE COMPONENT
LATE TONIGHT. /HODANISH

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR COZ224.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR COZ224.

&&

34/44

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
357 PM MDT MON MAY 3 2010

COZ058>089-093>099-042200-
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-
357 PM MDT MON MAY 3 2010

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO HIGH FIRE
DANGER ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY ON TUESDAY AND AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER
TERRAIN FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE BEST CHANCE
OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND
PIKES PEAK REGION. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED AT
THIS TIME. THERE COULD ALSO BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AS
A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH EASTERN COLORADO LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT OR THURSDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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