Red Flag Warning 33, NWS Pueblo, CO

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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.

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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.

&&

$$

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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.

&&

$$

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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


$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
322 AM MDT FRI JUN 18 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.

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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
322 AM MDT FRI JUN 18 2010

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

&&

$$

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NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
322 AM MDT FRI JUN 18 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...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.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
306 PM MDT FRI JUN 18 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220 THROUGH 222 AND FOR 224 THROUGH 227...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE...
CHAFFEE...FREMONT...EL PASO AND TELLER COUNTIES...THE SOUTHERN
FRONT RANGE...AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY. THIS
WARNING IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES
VALUES...AND DRY FUELS...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 
THROUGH 229...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE...CHAFEE...FREMONT...EL
PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...TELLER COUNTIES...THE SOUTHERN FRONT
RANGE...AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY.
THIS WARNING IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES
VALUES...AND DRY FUELS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220
THROUGH 229...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE...CHAFEE...FREMONT...EL
PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...TELLER COUNTIES...THE SOUTHERN FRONT
RANGE...AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM SUNDAY.
THIS WATCH IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES 
VALUES...AND DRY FUELS...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH
AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS CONTINUED THE 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 EL PASO COUNTY...THROUGH 9 PM TODAY.
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.

WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
WILL BE POOR. AS WINDS INCREASE TOMORROW...ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS...
VALLEYS...AND ADJACENT INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR WILL SEE RED FLAG
CONDITIONS RETURN. HIGH HAINES VALUES OF 6 AND LOW HUMIDITIES
BELOW 10 PERCENT...WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM ON
SUNDAY FOR ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS AND INTERSTATE 25
CORRIDOR. 

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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
306 PM MDT FRI JUN 18 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY 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...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 TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON SATURDAY
WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON SUNDAY. 

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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NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
306 PM MDT FRI JUN 18 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 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 THIS AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON SATURDAY. 

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON SUNDAY. 

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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EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-PUEBLO COUNTY-
HUERFANO COUNTY-
306 PM MDT FRI JUN 18 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN COLORADO...223...228...229

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
REGION ON SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 10 PERCENT AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL
ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A FIRE START SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

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
758 PM MDT FRI JUN 18 2010

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220 THROUGH 229...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE...CHAFEE...FREMONT...EL
PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...TELLER COUNTIES...THE SOUTHERN FRONT
RANGE...AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY.
THIS WARNING IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES
VALUES...AND DRY FUELS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220 THROUGH 229...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE...CHAFEE...FREMONT...EL
PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...TELLER COUNTIES...THE SOUTHERN FRONT
RANGE...AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM SUNDAY.
THIS WATCH IS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES
VALUES...AND DRY FUELS...

WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...HOWEVER RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR. AS WINDS INCREASE TOMORROW...ALL
OF THE MOUNTAINS... VALLEYS...AND ADJACENT INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR
WILL SEE RED FLAG CONDITIONS RETURN. HIGH HAINES VALUES OF 6 AND
LOW HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT...WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM ON
SUNDAY FOR ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS AND INTERSTATE
25 CORRIDOR.

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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
758 PM MDT FRI JUN 18 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM
MDT SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN COLORADO...220...221...222...224...225...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 TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON SATURDAY
WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON
SUNDAY.

&&

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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EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-PUEBLO COUNTY-
HUERFANO COUNTY-
758 PM MDT FRI JUN 18 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...
IN COLORADO...223...228...229

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
REGION ON SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 10 PERCENT AND HIGH HAINES INDICES WILL
ALLOW FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD A FIRE START SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON
SUNDAY.

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
842 AM MDT THU JUN 17 2010

.SHORT TERM...

HAVE CANCELLED OUR HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THIS MORNING. CURRENTLY
SEEING SOME GUSTS IN THE 40S...WITH WIND SIGNATURE QUITE EVIDENT
OVR THE LEE SIDE OF THE MTNS...SO IT IS PROBABLY PRETTY WINDY OVR
A PORTION OF THE ERN SLOPES. HOWEVER...MTN WAVE THREAT NO LONGER
IN PLAY AND MOST STATIONS REPORTING RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS AT THIS
TIME. ROSE

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 425 AM MDT THU JUN 17 2010/

SHORT TERM...
(TODAY AND TONIGHT)

MAIN CONCERN IS STRONG WINDS AND FIRE WX.

CURRENTLY...SHORT WAVE WHICH WILL IS BEGINNING TO BRING STRONG WINDS
TO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MTNS WAS LOCATED OVER C WY/NC CO AND
WAS MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST. THE PASSES IN THE S MTNS AND C MTNS HAVE
BEEN GUSTING IN THE 40-50 MPH RANGE BUT NO STRONG WINDS YET NOTED IN
THE PIKES PEAK REGION. STRONG WINDS WERE NOTED OVER THE FAR E PLAINS.

THIS MORNING...

WINDS EXPECTED TO RAMP UP OVER THE S MTNS STARTING
AROUND 09Z AND LASTING UNTIL ABOUT 17Z. EXPECT GUSTS IN THE 60 TO 70
MPH RANGE...AND NEARLY ALL OF THE WINDS WILL OCCUR ON THE IMMEDIATE
EAST SLOPES OF THE PIKES PEAK REGION...SANGRES AND WETS.

STRONG WINDS OCCURRING OVER THE E PLAINS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
PRIOR TO SUNRISE.

OTHERWISE...TEMPS WILL WARM UP RELATIVELY QUICKLY (THEY REALLY NEVER
COOLED DOWN THAT MUCH DUE TO THE DOWNSLOPING...AND TEMPS AT 2 AM
WERE STILL IN THE MID 70S ALONG THE LOWER ARK RIVER VALLEY...AND
WERE QUITE WARM ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EAST SLOPES.

AFTERNOON...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE NOTED
MOST AREAS ABOVE 6500 FEET...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS...30-40
MPH...CONTINUING OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS. IT WILL BE WARM AND EXPECT
TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 90S MOST OF PLAINS...WITH SOME AREAS
APPROACHING 100F.

TONIGHT...

CLEAR SKIES WITH LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS. IT WILL BE COOL IN THE MTN
VALLEYS....WITH LOWS NEAR 32F IN THE UPPER ARK RIVER VALLEY
(KLXV)...AND MID 30S IN THE CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY.
OTHERWISE EXPECT 50S ON THE PLAINS.

LONG TERM...
(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)

..HOT AND DRY...

LONG TERM MODELS AGREE ON KEEPING A SOMEWHAT STAGNANT WEATHER
PATTERN IN PLACE FOR THE STATE THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. BRISK
WARM AND DRY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS COLORADO IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE...KEEPING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS IN PLACE.

A BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN OVER TEXAS AND
THE SOUTH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...WHILE AN UPPER LOW
MEANDERS ACROSS THE PAC NW AND NORTHERN ROCKIES FRIDAY THROUGH
MONDAY. BOTH NAM AND GFS MODELS INDICATE A COLD FRONT DROPPING DOWN
EASTERN CO LATE FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT MORNING...BUT LATEST NUMERICAL
GUIDANCE SHOWS NO CHANGE IN THE EXPECTED MAX TEMPS. THEREFORE...AT
BEST IT WILL RESULT IN A WIND SHIFT AND PERHAPS A SLIGHTLY BETTER
CHANCE FOR CONVECTION. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES OFF ON MON...THE UPPER
PATTERN SHIFTS A BIT WITH A DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT
BASIN. THIS MIGHT MEAN A BRIEF CHANGE IN THE RESULTING WEATHER FOR
THE STATE...BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW AND LEANED TOWARDS PERSISTENCE.
THEREFORE...EXPECT MAX TEMPS IN THE 90S TO NEAR 100 FOR THE E
PLAINS...80S FOR THE HIGH VALLEYS...AND 60S AND 70S FOR THE HIGHER
TERRAIN.

FINALLY...THE DRYLINE CONTINUES TO FLIT ALONG THE CO/KS STATELINE
AND 10 POPS FOR THE E PLAINS EACH AFTN AND EVE BEGINNING ON SAT IS
REASONABLE.

CONCERNING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL...THIS WILL BE A
CONCERN ESSENTIALLY EVERY AFTN AS THE WINDS KICK UP SINCE NO
SIGNIFICANT PCPN IS EXPECTED. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT LATEST FUELS
INFO...ADDED FIRE ZONES 220 AND 222 TO THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH AREA
FOR FRIDAY. 27

AVIATION...
MAIN CONCERN IS WIND SHEAR AT KCOS. HI-RES INTERNAL MODELS
INDICATING WIND SHEAR LIKELY AT KCOS AT ROTOR WINDS WILL BE
OCCURRING EAST OF PIKES PEAK. WINDS AT KCOS WILL LIKELY BE QUITE
"SQUIRRELLY" DUE TO THE STRONG SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH AND
CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED AT THIS SITE THROUGH MID MORNING.

ONCE AFTERNOON ROLLS AROUND...MAINLY WSW WINDS OF 15-25 KNOTS WILL
OCCUR AT KCOS. WINDS WILL DECREASE TOWARDS SUNSET.

KPUB AND KALS WILL JUST SEE GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ALL DAY
TODAY WITH WINDS DECREASING TOWARDS SUNSET.

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
COZ220>222-224>229.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR COZ220>222-224>227.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
850 AM MDT THU JUN 17 2010

COZ058>089-093>099-181500-
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-
850 AM MDT THU JUN 17 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY VEGETATION
WILL RESULT IN HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
MOUNTAINS...INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND CHAFFEE
AND LAKE COUNTIES. RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH ANY FIRE STARTS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN
THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...LAKE...CHAFFEE...
FREMONT...TELLER AND EL PASO COUNTIES.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ALONG THE COLORADO AND KANSAS BORDER THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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