Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2010
Red Flag Warning 32, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 16, 2010, 3:52 PM MDT for 14 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 17, 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 16, 2010, 3:52 PM MDT (21:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2010, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2010, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 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 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 278 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
- 117 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -302 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2097 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
629 WWUS85 KPUB 162152 RFWPUB 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. COZ224-171400- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0021.100617T1800Z-100618T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0032.100617T1800Z-100618T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0022.100618T1800Z-100619T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-100617T0300Z/ 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
5 follow-up statements
833 WWUS85 KPUB 170011 RFWPUB 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. COZ221-225>227-171615- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0032.100617T1800Z-100618T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.A.0022.100618T1800Z-100619T0300Z/ 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. && $$ COZ220-222-228-229-171615- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0032.100617T1800Z-100618T0300Z/ 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. && $$ COZ224-171615- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-100617T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.100617T1800Z-100618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0022.100618T1800Z-100619T0300Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 611 PM MDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO...224 THE COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A FIRE SHOULD START THIS EVENING OR ON THURSDAY. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
661 WWUS85 KPUB 170302 RFWPUB 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. && $$
693 WWUS85 KPUB 170948 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 348 AM MDT THU JUN 17 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 220 THROUGH 222 AND FOR 224 THROUGH 227...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE...CHAFEE...FREMONT...AND TELLER COUNTIES 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 LAKE...CHAFEE...FREMONT...AND TELLER COUNTIES AND THE RAMPART RANGE...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS. COZ220-222-180200- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.A.0022.100618T1800Z-100619T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.100617T1800Z-100618T0300Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY- 348 AM MDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO...220...222 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. && $$ COZ221-224>227-180200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.100617T1800Z-100618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0022.100618T1800Z-100619T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 348 AM MDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO...221...224...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. && $$ COZ228-229-180200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.100617T1800Z-100618T0300Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- 348 AM MDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO...228...229 THE COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A FIRE SHOULD START. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HODANISH
582 WWUS85 KPUB 172101 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 301 PM MDT THU JUN 17 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...UNTIL 9 PM. THIS WARNING IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES...AND DRY FUELS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 222 AND FOR 224 THROUGH 227...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE... CHAFEE...FREMONT...AND TELLER COUNTIES 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... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 222 AND FOR 224 AND 225...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE...CHAFEE...FREMONT...AND TELLER COUNTIES AND THE RAMPART RANGE...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE...AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY. 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...UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME AREAS...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ZONES 228 AND 229...PUEBLO AND EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTIES...FOR NOON TO 9 PM ON FRIDAY. 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 BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY FOR LAKE...CHAFEE...FREMONT...AND TELLER COUNTIES AND THE RAMPART RANGE...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE...AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS. COZ220>222-224-225-181315- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0022.100618T1800Z-100619T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0033.100618T1800Z-100619T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0023.100619T1800Z-100620T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-100618T0300Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE- FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 301 PM MDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO...220...221...222...224...225 THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 10 PERCENT AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A FIRE START ON FRIDAY. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. && 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 HIGH 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. && $$ COZ226-227-181315- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0022.100618T1800Z-100619T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0033.100618T1800Z-100619T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-100618T0300Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 301 PM MDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO...226...227 THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 10 PERCENT AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A FIRE START ON FRIDAY. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ228-229-180300- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-100618T0300Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- 301 PM MDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO...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 CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A FIRE 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 HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SR
731 WWUS85 KPUB 180244 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 844 PM MDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 222 AND FOR 224 THROUGH 227...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE... CHAFEE...FREMONT...AND TELLER COUNTIES 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... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 222 AND FOR 224 AND 225...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE... CHAFEE...FREMONT...AND TELLER COUNTIES AND THE RAMPART RANGE... THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE...AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY. 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 AND NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...FROM NOON TO 9 PM ON FRIDAY. 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 BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM ON SATURDAY FOR THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY...TELLER COUNTY AND THE RAMPART RANGE...FREMONT COUNTY...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY..AND THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS. COZ220>222-224-225-181845- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-100618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0033.100618T1800Z-100619T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0023.100619T1800Z-100620T0300Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE- FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 844 PM MDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO...220...221...222...224...225 THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 10 PERCENT AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A FIRE START ON FRIDAY. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. 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. && $$ COZ226-227-181845- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-100618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0033.100618T1800Z-100619T0300Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 844 PM MDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO...226...227 THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 10 PERCENT AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A FIRE START 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. && $$ COZ228-229-180345- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-100618T0300Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- 844 PM MDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO...228...229 $$
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 16, 9:30 AM MDT, 6 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 9:30 AM MDT, 6 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 930 AM MDT WED JUN 16 2010 .UPDATE... HAVE UPDATED THE FORECAST TO ADD THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY TO THE HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT. MODELS ARE NOT QUITE AS STRONG WITH MOUNTAIN WAVE PARAMETERS THIS MORNING IN COMPARISON TO YESTERDAY'S MODEL RUNS...BUT STILL SUPPORT HIGH WINDS PARTICULARLY FOR THE ERN SLOPES. 4KM WRF IS ESPECIALLY STRONG OVER THE ERN SLOPES OF THE SANGRES...WITH A STRONG MTN WAVE SIGNATURE DEVELOPING IN THE 08-14Z TIME FRAME. THIS LOOKS GOOD CONCEPTUALLY AS WELL WITH STRONG 700 FLOW FROM THE WSW. EXPECT GUSTS IN THE 70-80 MPH RANGE LATE TONIGHT INTO THU MORN. ROSE && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 438 AM MDT WED JUN 16 2010/ SHORT TERM... TODAY AND TONIGHT) SHORT-TERM METEOROLOGICAL CONCERNS ARE INCREASING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING WINDS AREA-WIDE(HELPING TO ENHANCE THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT OVER FIRE ZONE 224 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING)...RISK OF AFTERNOON/EVENING STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS AND INCREASING WINDS...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWFA CURRENTLY NOTING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES(OUTSIDE OF THE FAR EASTERN COUNTIES...WHERE CLOUDS HAVE BEEN INCREASING DUE TO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO)...NEAR SEASONAL EARLY MORNING MID-JUNE TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY LOW GRADE WINDS...ALTHOUGH AREAS SUCH AS MONARCH PASS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. LATEST COMPUTER SIMULATIONS...FORECAST MODEL SOUNDINGS AND REAL-TIME DATA INDICATE THAT A WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE TODAY(ESPECIALLY EASTERN SECTIONS) IN COMBINATION WITH DRYING TREND(ESPECIALLY WESTERN PORTIONS OF CWFA)...THEREFORE EXISTING RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224 WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT TODAY. ALSO...THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS(PRIMARILY BACA...PROWERS AND KIOWA COUNTIES) LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING AS ADEQUATE LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE COMBINES WITH THE VERY WARM LATE SPRING MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES...0 TO 6 KM SHEAR VALUES IN THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE ...LOCALIZED CAPES EXCEEDING 2000 J/KG AT TIMES AND LOCALIZED LIS AROUND -7C AT TIMES. THEREFORE HAVE PAINTED GRIDS/ZONES TO REFLECT THIS SEVERE POTENTIAL FOR PORTIONS OF THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS FROM LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CWFA...NIL TO ISOLATED MAINLY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE NOTED IN COMBINATION WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TONIGHT RUNNING A CATEGORY OR SO ABOVE MID-JUNE CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES MOST AREAS. FINALLY...LATEST COMPUTER SIMULATIONS/MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS HAVE BACKED OFF A BIT ON THE HIGH WIND POTENTIAL FOR LATER TONIGHT AND ALTHOUGH I ANTICIPATE WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AT TIMES(ESPECIALLY OVER PORTIONS OF ZONES 72/73/74/75/79/80/81 AND 82)...CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO UPGRADE THE EXISTING LATE 2ND/3RD PERIOD HIGH WIND WATCH...THEREFORE WILL LEAVE AS IS. WFO PUEBLO WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CLOSELY. LONG TERM... (THU-TUE) ..HOT AND DRY PATTERN CONTINUES... NOT REALLY TOO MUCH CHANGE IN THE WX FCST FROM 24 HOURS AGO. MODEST SW FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FCST PD WITH BRIEF (MAINLY DRY) SURGES FROM THE N THROUGH THE PD. POTENT SHORT WAVE WILL INFRINGE ON THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY AND THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME WINDS TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE MTNS. WE MAY HIT HIGH WIND CRITERIA OVER THE HIGHER TRRN OF THE RAMPARTS AND HAVE DECIDED TO LEAVE THE WATCH AS IS. HOWEVER...I DO BELIEVE WINDS S OF THE PIKES PEAK REGION WILL NOT REACH CRITERIA...BUT WILL ALLOW DAY SHIFT TO MAKE FINAL DECISION REGARDING EITHER UPGRADING THE WATCH OR ELIMINATING IT. OTHERWISE...EXPECT ANOTHER HOT AND BREEZY/WINDY DAY OVER THE REGION ON THURSDAY WITH HIGHS APPROACHING 100 ON THE PLAINS WITH WEST TO SW WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. ALTHOUGH RH VALUES AND WINDS WILL LIKELY EXCEED RED FLAG CRITERIA OVER THE ENTIRE REGION...THE FUELS (ACCORDING TO THE BLM FOLKS) ARE ONLY DRY IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. THIS IS WHY THERE IS NOT ANY FIRE WEATHER HILITES IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION (EXCEPT THE SAN LUIS VALLEY). FOR FRIDAY...WEAK FRONT WILL DROP DOWN EARLY FRI MORNING. WINDS ON FRI WILL BE SOUTHEASTERLY BY AFTERNOON AND BE MUCH WEAKER THAN THURSDAYS WINDS. ADDITIONALLY...HIGH TEMPS WILL BE 2-3F COOLER ACROSS THE AREA. THE ONLY CHANCE OF POPS THIS DAY WILL BE DURING THE EVENING ACROSS THE FAR E PLAINS. THE WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND WILL BE NEARLY IDENTICAL TO FRIDAYS WX...VERY WARM/HOT AND GENERALLY DRY. ONCE AGAIN POPS...IF THEY OCCUR...WILL BE OVER THE FAR E PLAINS. WX INTO NEXT WEEK WILL CONTINUE TO BE WARM TO HOT AND ONCE AGAIN DRY...WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A TSRA ON THE PLAINS. OVERALL...WE WILL BE DRYING OUT SO I DO ANTICIPATE FIRE WX ISSUES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE DURING THIS PD. /34 AVIATION... KALS...KCOS AND KPUB SHOULD NOTE VFR CONDITIONS TODAY WITH WINDS INCREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS NEARING 40 MPH AT TIMES ARE ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY AT KALS. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR COZ072>075-078>088. RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ224. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR COZ224. && 44/50
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 7:00 AM MDT, 8 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 700 AM MDT WED JUN 16 2010 COZ058>089-093>099-171300- 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- 700 AM MDT WED JUN 16 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PING PONG BALLS...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES...HAZARDOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND EVEN AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP LATER TODAY. ALSO...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 RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES INDICES...AND EXISTING DRY FUELS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COLORADO AND KANSAS BORDER THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF BACA...PROWERS AND KIOWA COUNTIES. 77/34
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 6:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 61 min |
| Jun 16, 3:31 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:52 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 8 more | 23 hr |
| Jun 16, 5:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas, Otero | 36 min |
| Jun 16, 5:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Bent, Kiowa, Prowers | 52 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.