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Red Flag Warning 31, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 15, 20105 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 15, 2010, 4:25 AM MDT for 5 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 16, 2010, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 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
Jun 15, 2010, 4:25 AM MDT (10:25 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 16, 2010, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jun 16, 2010, 9:02 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Alamosa County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 190 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:28 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

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 279 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2010-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2010-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2302 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
425 AM MDT TUE JUN 15 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... 
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM 12 PM UNTIL 9 PM
WEDNESDAY. THIS WATCH IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH
HAINES INDICIES...AND DRY FUELS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM 12 PM UNTIL 9 PM
THURSDAY. THIS WATCH IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES
INDICIES...AND DRY FUELS...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH
AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR
THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM NOON WEDNESDAY UNTIL 9 PM. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF
35 MPH...HAINES INDEX OF 5 OR 6...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN
COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM NOON THURSDAY UNTIL
9 PM. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...HAINES INDEX OF 5 OR 6...AND DRY FUELS WILL
RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.



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SAN LUIS VALLEY-
425 AM MDT TUE JUN 15 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

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

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND HIGH
HAINES INDICIES WILL ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A FIRE
SHOULD START.

&&*

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.

&&

$$

HODANISH
5 follow-up statements
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
427 PM MDT TUE JUN 15 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM 12 PM UNTIL 9 PM
WEDNESDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH
HAINES INDICES...AND DRY FUELS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM 12 PM UNTIL 9 PM
THURSDAY. THIS WATCH IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH
HAINES INDICES...AND DRY FUELS...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH
AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR
THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM NOON WEDNESDAY UNTIL 9 PM. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF
35 MPH...HAINES INDEX OF 5 OR 6...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN
COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM NOON THURSDAY
UNTIL 9 PM. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...HAINES INDEX OF 5 OR 6...
AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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SAN LUIS VALLEY-
427 PM MDT TUE JUN 15 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

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

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND HIGH
HAINES INDICIES WILL ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A
FIRE SHOULD START.

&&

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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
329 AM MDT WED JUN 16 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM 12 PM UNTIL 9 PM
TODAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH
HAINES INDICES...AND EXISTING DRY FUELS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM 12 PM UNTIL 9 PM
THURSDAY. THIS WATCH IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH
HAINES INDICES...AND EXISTING DRY FUELS...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH
AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR
THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
BELOW 15 PERCENT...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35
MPH AT TIMES...HAINES INDEX OF 5 OR 6...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN
COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM NOON THURSDAY
UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...HAINES INDEX OF 5 OR 6...
AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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SAN LUIS VALLEY-
329 AM MDT WED JUN 16 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

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

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AT
TIMES ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND
HIGH HAINES INDICIES WILL ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A
FIRE SHOULD START.

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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
352 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...UNTIL 9 PM TODAY. THIS
WARNING IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES
INDICES...AND EXISTING DRY FUELS...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
224... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM 12 PM UNTIL 9 PM
THURSDAY. THIS WATCH IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH
HAINES INDICES...AND EXISTING DRY FUELS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
224... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM 12 PM UNTIL 9 PM
FRIDAY. THIS WATCH IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES
INDICES...AND EXISTING DRY FUELS...

.RED FLAG CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY THIS
AFTERNOON...AND A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM NOON
THURSDAY UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15
PERCENT...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...HAINES INDEX
OF 5 OR 6... AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 12 NOON
UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS.

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SAN LUIS VALLEY-
352 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A NEW FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN COLORADO...224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY.

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
AT TIMES ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND
HIGH HAINES INDICIES WILL ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A
FIRE SHOULD START.

&&

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.

&&

$$
SR
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
611 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...UNTIL 9 PM TODAY. THIS
WARNING IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES...
AND EXISTING DRY FUELS...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220 THROUGH 222...AND 224 THROUGH 229...WHICH INCLUDES THE UPPER
ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART
RANGE...FREMONT COUNTY...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN FRONT
RANGE...NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY AND
HUERFANO COUNTY...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES...AND
DRY FUELS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
221...AND FOR 224 THROUGH 227...WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY AND THE
RAMPART RANGE...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY.
THIS WATCH IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES
INDICES...AND DRY FUELS...

.RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY THIS
EVENING...AND THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...
IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY...TELLER
COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE...FREMONT COUNTY...THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE...NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN EL PASO
COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY AND HUERFANO COUNTY...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM
THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...HAINES INDICES OF 5 OR 6...AND DRY
FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY FOR
TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE...THE SOUTHERN FRONT
RANGE...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN EL PASO
COUNTY...FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS.

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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
611 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN COLORADO...221...225...226...227

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
AT TIMES ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND
HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A
FIRE SHOULD START ON THURSDAY. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ON FRIDAY.

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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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-
HUERFANO COUNTY-
611 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN COLORADO...220...222...228...229

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
AT TIMES...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT
AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR
SHOULD A FIRE SHOULD START.

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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SAN LUIS VALLEY-
611 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

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

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
AT TIMES ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND
HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A
FIRE SHOULD START THIS EVENING OR ON THURSDAY. SIMILAR CONDITIONS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.

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.

&&

$$
661 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
902 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220
THROUGH 222...AND 224 THROUGH 229...WHICH INCLUDES THE UPPER
ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE...
FREMONT COUNTY...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE...
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY AND HUERFANO
COUNTY...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES...AND DRY FUELS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
221...AND FOR 224 THROUGH 227...WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY AND
THE RAMPART RANGE...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE...THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY AND NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...FROM NOON UNTIL
9 PM FRIDAY. THIS WATCH IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH
HAINES INDICES...AND DRY FUELS...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH
AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING
FOR THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY...TELLER COUNTY AND THE
RAMPART RANGE...FREMONT COUNTY...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE
SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE...NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN EL PASO
COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY AND HUERFANO COUNTY...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM
THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT...GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...HAINES INDICES OF 5 OR 6...AND DRY
FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY FOR
TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE...THE SOUTHERN FRONT
RANGE...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN EL PASO
COUNTY...FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS.

COZ224-171915-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-100617T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.100617T1800Z-100618T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0022.100618T1800Z-100619T0300Z/
SAN LUIS VALLEY-
902 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO
9 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

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

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
AT TIMES ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND
HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A
FIRE SHOULD START THIS EVENING OR ON THURSDAY. SIMILAR CONDITIONS
WILL BE POSSIBLE 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.

&&

$$

COZ221-225>227-171915-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.100617T1800Z-100618T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0022.100618T1800Z-100619T0300Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
902 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN COLORADO...221...225...226...227

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
AT TIMES ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND
HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A
FIRE SHOULD START ON THURSDAY. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.

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.

&&

$$

COZ220-222-228-229-171915-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.100617T1800Z-100618T0300Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-
HUERFANO COUNTY-
902 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN COLORADO...220...222...228...229

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
AT TIMES...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT
AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR
SHOULD A FIRE SHOULD START.

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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jun 14, 3:46 PM MDT, 12 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 3:46 PM MDT, 12 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
346 PM MDT MON JUN 14 2010

.SHORT TERM...
(TONIGHT AND TUESDAY)

...SCATTERED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND LOCAL PEA
SIZE HAIL POSSIBLE...

A FAIRLY WELL ORGANIZED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED OFF THE
MOUNTAINS AND EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON.  THESE STORMS
DUE NOT APPEAR TO BE ROTATING OR SEVERE.  REPORTS SO FAR UNDER THE
CORE INDICATE HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING AND LOCAL PEA SIZE HAIL.  THE
STORM THAT IS NEAR KIM AT THE PRESENT TIME WAS SHOWING SIGNIFICANT
ROTATION EARLIER AS IT TRACKED OFF THE MOUNTAINS ONTO THE PLAINS BUT
HAS SINCE LOST ALL ROTATION.  ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE TRACKING ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS...AND EVEN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY.
EXPECTING ALL STORMS TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS THIS EVENING.
PRIMARY THREATS SHOULD BE LIGHTNING...LOCAL HEAVY RAIN...LOCAL PEA
SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.  IF A BOW DEVELOPS ON
THE LEADING EDGE OF THE CONVECTION MOVING EAST ALONG THE HIGHWAY 50
CORRIDOR...GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW...MUCH WARMER AND DRIER OVERALL.  HOWEVER...
COULD BE A FEW ISOLATED STORMS AROUND IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH A A
RISK OF SEVERE STORMS OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS.  IN THAT
AREA...AFTERNOON DEWPOINTS WILL BE IN THE 50S...WITH STRENGTHENING
LOW LEVELS WINDS AND SURFACE CONVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH OF A
BOUNDARY ADVANCING NORTH ACROSS THE AREA.  SPC CURRENTLY HAS THIS
AREA UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE FOR TOMORROW.  HOWEVER...AS ALWAYS
THE BOUNDS OF THE THREAT AREA MAY FLUCTUATE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS
SO STAY TUNED FOR LATER UPDATES.

FIRE DANGER WILL BE CREEPING UP IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY TOMORROW.
BOTH RHS AND WINDS WILL BE NEARING CRITERIA. HOWEVER...BELIEVE
ONE OR THE OTHER WILL STRUGGLE TO BE THERE FOR ALL 3 HOURS.
SO...NO HIGHLIGHTS AT THIS TIME. OTHER AREAS ARE NON-CRITICAL
ACCORDING TO MOST RECENT FUELS UPDATE. LW

.LONG TERM...
(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)

...HOT AND DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

LONG RANGE SOLUTIONS CONTINUE TO CONVERGE ON A HOT AND DRY PATTERN
DEVELOPING OVER OUR AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COUPLE OF TROUGHS WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE NRN ROCKIES DURING THIS TIME...BUT THESE WILL BE
TOO FAR NORTH TO SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT SERN CO. AREA SHOULD REMAIN
UNDER STRENGTHENING SW FLOW ALOFT...WHICH WILL RESULT IN HOT AND DRY
CONDITIONS OVER MOST OF THE AREA. WILL ALSO BE A BIT WINDY
ESPECIALLY WED AND THU. WITH HAINES OF 6...WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH
PLUS...AND RHS FALLING CLOSE TO 10 PERCENT...WILL GO AHEAD WITH A
FIRE WX WATCH FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY WED AFTERNOON. WHOLE AREA WILL
HAVE HIGH FIRE DANGER...BUT THE SLV ZONE IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY ZONE
REPORTING DRY FUELS STATUS.

HAVE CONTINUED TO TAPER BACK POPS ESPECIALLY FOR THE WED-THU
PERIOD...WHEN THERE ARE VERY LOW LAYER RHS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
STRONG SW FLOW. MAYBE ONLY SOME ISOLD CONVECTION LATE WED FOR THE
SRN MTNS AND POSSIBLY SERN PLAINS...THEN JUST PLAIN DRY FOR THU.
WILL MAINTAIN LOW/ISOLD POPS FOR THE MTNS FOR THE END OF THE WEEK
AND WEEKEND...AS THERE IS STILL A LITTLE UNCERTAINTY ON HOW FAR N
AND E THE DEEPER MOISTURE WILL END UP. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE
SOME SPOTS GETTING CLOSE TO 100 DEG OVR THE PLAINS DURING THE LATTER
PART OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. DONT SEE ANY BIG CHANGES IN
THE PATTERN UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK AT THE EARLIEST...AS THE SWRN
MONSOON ATTEMPTS TO GAIN FOOTING. ROSE

&&

.AVIATION...BRIEF IFR/LIFR CIGS/VSBYS POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED WITH MOST
INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...OTHERWISE GENERALLY LOCAL MVFR
CONDITIONS WITH STORMS.  POTENTIAL FOR MVFR/IFR/LIFR CIGS/VSBYS
ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSNOW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 10000 FEET
THIS EVENING.  MUCH DRIER AND WARMER WITH MUCH LESS THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY OVERALL TOMORROW AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD IN OVER
THE AREA.  HOWEVER...STILL A SPOTTY MVFR CONDITION DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS AND FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS. LW

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR COZ224.

&&

50/44
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 10:45 PM MDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1045 PM MDT MON JUN 14 2010

COZ058>089-093>099-151400-
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-
1045 PM MDT MON JUN 14 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST PLAINS TUESDAY...AND WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. SATURDAY WE
COULD SEE A FEW STORMS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND THE FAR
SOUTHEAST PLAINS. THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP
WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...AND
POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL.

WITH WINDS INCREASING ON WEDNESDAY AND GENERALLY DRY WEATHER
EXPECTED IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY WHERE THE FUELS REMAIN DRY...THERE
WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH FIRE DANGER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

28/28

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 4:25 AM MDTFire Weather WatchPUBAlamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache35 hr
Jun 15, 3:57 PM MDTHigh Wind WatchPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more29 hr
Jun 15, 5:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Las Animas, Otero53 min

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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.