Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 19, 2011, 4:11 AM MDT for 8 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 19, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Mar 19, 2011, 4:11 AM MDT (10:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 19, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2011, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 262 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2227 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
549 WWUS85 KPUB 191011 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 411 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 226...227...229 AND 230 WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET AND SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER...FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT TODAY...FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET AND ZONES 226 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET AND SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER. FIRE WEATHER WATCHES FOR MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. COZ222-225>227-229-230-200215- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0011.110319T1800Z-110320T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0004.110320T1700Z-110321T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0005.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 411 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 226...227...229 AND 230 WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET AND SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER. * WIND...TODAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR THE PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...TODAY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD IF 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. && $$ COZ221-228-231>237-200215- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0004.110320T1700Z-110321T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0005.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 411 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...228...AND 231 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET...PUEBLO COUNTY AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * WIND...TODAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR THE PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...TODAY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD IF A FIRE SHOULD START PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
409 WWUS85 KPUB 192127 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 327 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 226...227...229 AND 230 WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET AND SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER...UNTIL 7 PM MDT TODAY...FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET AND ZONES 226 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS FOR SUNDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS IT APPEARS THAT WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITERIA... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET AND ZONES 226 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET AND SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS FOR SUNDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...A NEW RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA ON MONDAY. COZ222-225>227-229-230-201330- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0004.110320T1700Z-110321T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0005.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0012.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110320T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 327 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...AND ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY BEEN CANCELLED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...ISSUED A NEW RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY...AND CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 226...227...229 AND 230 WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET AND SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER. * WIND...THIS EVENING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. MONDAY...SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR THE PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THIS EVENING...10 TO 15 PERCENT. MONDAY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD IF 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. && $$ COZ221-228-231>237-201330- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0004.110320T1700Z-110321T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0005.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0012.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 327 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET... 228...AND 231 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET...PUEBLO COUNTY AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR THE PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD IF A FIRE SHOULD START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
198 WWUS85 KPUB 192319 CCA RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 515 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 226...227...229 AND 230 WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET AND SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER...UNTIL 7 PM MDT TODAY...FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET AND ZONES 226 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS FOR SUNDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS IT APPEARS THAT WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITERIA... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET AND ZONES 226 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS FOR SUNDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...A NEW RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA ON MONDAY. COZ222-225>227-229-230-201530- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0004.110320T1700Z-110321T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0005.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.FW.W.0012.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110320T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 515 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...ISSUED A NEW RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY...AND CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 226...227...229 AND 230 WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER. * WIND...THIS EVENING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. MONDAY...SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR THE PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THIS EVENING...10 TO 15 PERCENT. MONDAY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD IF 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. && $$ COZ221-228-231>237-201530- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0004.110320T1700Z-110321T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0005.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0012.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 515 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET... 228...AND 231 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET...PUEBLO COUNTY AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR THE PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD IF A FIRE SHOULD START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
613 WWUS85 KPUB 200052 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 652 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET AND ZONES 226 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE PLAINS AND MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS FOR MONDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 700 PM AS WINDS DECREASE AND HUMIDITY VALUES SLOWLY INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. COZ222-225>227-229-230-201700- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110320T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 652 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...226...227...229 AND 230... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225... 226...227...229 AND 230... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. HOWEVER ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET...226...227... 229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET...HUERFANO AND EL PASO COUNTIES. * WIND...THIS EVENING WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY 8 PM. MONDAY...SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR THE PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THIS EVENING...GRADUALLY INCREASING ABOVE 15 PERCENT BY 8 PM. MONDAY...DROPPING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL RETURN ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ COZ221-228-231>237-201700- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 652 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...228...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...228...AND 231 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET...PUEBLO COUNTY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * WIND...WINDS WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. EAST OF INTERSTATE 25...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 6:25 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 53 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
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.