Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 19, 2011, 3:27 PM MDT for 15 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 21, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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, 3:27 PM MDT (21:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 2147 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ COZ221-228-231>237-201330- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0004.110320T1700Z-110321T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0005.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0012.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 327 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET... 228...AND 231 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET...PUEBLO COUNTY AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR THE PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD IF A FIRE SHOULD START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
8 follow-up statements
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. && $$ COZ221-228-231>237-201700- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 652 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...228...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...228...AND 231 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET...PUEBLO COUNTY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * WIND...WINDS WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. EAST OF INTERSTATE 25...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
891 WWUS85 KPUB 201045 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 445 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 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... .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. COZ221-222-225>237-210245- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 445 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 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...222...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET...226...227...228...229 230...AND 231 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET...TELLER COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET...EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS EAST OF INTERSTATE 25. * WIND...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...MONDAY...DROPPING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...MONDAY...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
149 WWUS85 KPUB 202118 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 318 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 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 EASTERN MOUNTAINS FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH 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 EASTERN MOUNTAINS FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY 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 FOR THE PLAINS AND MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS FOR MONDAY...AND HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE SAME AREA ON TUESDAY. COZ221-222-225>237-211330- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0006.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 318 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 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...222...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 234...235...236 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SAME AREA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY...AND HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAIN AREAS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF I-25...AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR THE PLAINS EAST OF I-25. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4-9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$
417 WWUS85 KPUB 211019 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 419 AM MDT MON MAR 21 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 EASTERN MOUNTAINS FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH 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 EASTERN MOUNTAINS FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY 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 FOR THE PLAINS AND MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS FOR TODAY...AND ALSO CONTINUES A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE SAME AREA ON TUESDAY. COZ221-222-225>237-220230- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.110321T1600Z-110322T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 419 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226...227...228...229...230... 231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226...227...228...229...230... 231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY...AND HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAIN AREAS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF I-25...AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR THE PLAINS EAST OF I-25. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4-9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. 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 ADDITIONAL RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
978 WWUS85 KPUB 212140 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 340 PM MDT MON MAR 21 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 EASTERN MOUNTAINS FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...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 EASTERN MOUNTAINS FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY 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 FOR THE PLAINS AND MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS FOR TODAY...AND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAME AREA ON TUESDAY. COZ221-222-225>237-221345- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0006.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0013.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110322T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 340 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO...221...222...225...226...227...228...229...230...231 ...232...233...234...235...236...237 * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET AND 226 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAIN AREAS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON TUESDAY. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4-9 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AND 7 TO 15 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && 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. && $$
870 WWUS85 KPUB 212242 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 442 PM MDT MON MAR 21 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...SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS UNTIL 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 BELOW 8500 FEET...224...225 BELOW 8500 FEET AND ZONES 226 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY 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 FOR THE PLAINS AND MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS FOR TODAY...AND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAME AREA IN ADDITION TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY ON TUESDAY. COZ224-221445- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0013.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 442 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...IN COLORADO... 224 * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 10 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ221-222-225>237-221445- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110322T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 442 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221... 222...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 234...235...236 AND 237... THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES... IN COLORADO... 221...222...225...226...227...228...229...230...231 ...232... 233...234...235...236...237 * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON TUESDAY. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4-9 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AND 7 TO 15 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
415 WWUS85 KPUB 220146 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 746 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 BELOW 8500 FEET...224...225 BELOW 8500 FEET AND ZONES 226 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY 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 FOR THE PLAINS...MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES IN COMBINATION WITH THE DRY FUELS...WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF A FIRE SHOULD START. COZ221-222-225>237-221800- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110322T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 746 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 234...235...236 AND 237... THE RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS TODAY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ224-221800- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 746 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...IN COLORADO... 224 * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 10 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
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 Mar 19, 9:19 AM MDT, 6 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 9:19 AM MDT, 6 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 919 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 .UPDATE... ADDED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS TODAY. && .SHORT TERM... MORNING MODEL RUNS HAVE PULLED THE 40 DEGREE DRYLINE BACK WESTWARD INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS FOR TODAY. SO...HAVE ADDED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FORECAST FOR THE PLAINS...ROUGHLY EAST OF A LINE FROM LA JUNTA TO TRINIDAD. SO FAR THIS MORNING...THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS DOWN IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND ACROSS THE PANHANDLES...BUT THEY ARE ELEVATED STORMS...RACING ALONG WITH THE STEERING FLOW. PRIMARY STORM THREATS TODAY...LIGHTNING...HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. THREAT WILL LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. .LONG TERM... NO UPDATES AT THIS TIME. && .AVIATION... ADDED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...EAST OF A LINE FROM LA JUNTA TO TRINIDAD. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 538 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011/ SHORT TERM... (TODAY AND TONIGHT) DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL DOMINATE THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...AS WESTERN U.S. UPPER TROUGH REMAINS IN PLACE ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST. APPEARS DRY-LINE WILL SHARPEN UP ALONG THE CO/KS BORDER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THOUGH DEEPER MOISTURE AND ANY CHANCE FOR PRECIP WILL BE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. MAIN CONCERN TODAY IS POTENTIAL FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR...AS STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS MIX TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY THE MAIN QUESTION FOR TODAY...AS TAKEN AT FACE VALUE...MODEL PROGS SUGGEST VALUES IN THE 15-20 PERCENT RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON. PROBLEM IS MODEL FORECAST DEWPOINTS ARE ALREADY 10F TOO MOIST OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AND WITH DEEP MIXING AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW...HAVE A HARD TIME BUYING THE NUMERICAL FORECASTS THAT KEEP DEWPOINTS AROUND 20F ALL DAY. GIVEN HORRENDOUS MODEL PERFORMANCE REGARDING DEWPOINTS DURING THE LAST FEW RED FLAG EVENTS (25F-35F TOO MOIST)...EXPECT 15 PERCENT OR LOWER RH OVER WELL MIXED TERRAIN ALONG AND WEST OF I-25 FOR SEVERAL HOURS...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. PUEBLO COUNTY A QUESTION AS WEAK EASTERLY UPVALLEY FLOW MAY TEND TO KEEP STRONG WINDS AT BAY LONG ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE A WARNING...SO WILL LEAVE AREA OUT FOR NOW. EASTERN PLAINS COULD BE WINDY ENOUGH FOR A RED FLAG...BUT DEWPOINTS MAY BE JUST HIGH ENOUGH TO KEEP RH NEAR OR ABOVE 15 PERCENT. NUDGED MAX TEMPS UP TOWARD WARMER MET VALUES...ESPECIALLY EASTERN PLAINS. MOST LOCATIONS WILL HOLD ON TO ENOUGH WIND OVERNIGHT TO KEEP MIN TEMPS RATHER MILD...WITH TONIGHT PERIOD GRIDS LOOKING GOOD. --10 LONG TERM... (SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) LONGER TERM METEOROLOGICAL ISSUES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TEMPERATURES...GUSTY WINDS AND ASSOCIATED NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT TIMES AND MAINLY WESTERN SECTION POPS. RECENT LONGER TERM COMPUTER MODEL RUNS INDICATE THAT SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY WILL BE NEAR OR EXCEED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...THANKS TO EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES AND LOW MINIMUM RELATIVELY HUMIDITY VALUES...THEREFORE WILL CONTINUE WITH FIRE WEATHER WATCHES BOTH DAYS. DRY CONDITIONS IN COMBINATION WITH WELL ABOVE SEASONAL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE NOTED OVER MOST AREAS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS EXPERIENCING MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 80F IN A FEW LOCATIONS THIS TIME-FRAME. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONGER UPPER WAVE THEN IMPACTS REGION(MAINLY WESTERN SECTIONS) FROM MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH MOST FAVORABLE LIFT AND FORCING REMAINS TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST OF THE REGION DURING THIS TIME-FRAME. WILL DEPICT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POPS OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DURING THE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT PERIOD. IF METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS JUXTAPOSE FAVORABLY...THEN SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS COULD EXPERIENCE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WITH THIS EVENT...ESPECIALLY FROM LATER MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. WFO PUEBLO WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED MONDAY NIGHT. AFTER THIS SYSTEM PASSES...EXPECT THAT TEMPERATURES WILL RUN NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW LATE MARCH CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES FROM TUESDAY INTO FRIDAY WITH OCCASIONAL POPS NOTED OVER WESTERN SECTIONS. GUSTY WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND LATE FRIDAY. AVIATION... VFR AT ALL TAF SITES NEXT 24 HOURS...AS AREA OF MVFR STRATUS NEAR THE KS BORDER REMAINS EAST OF KCOS AND KPUB THIS MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 KNOTS MANY LOCATIONS AFTER 18Z...ESPECIALLY AROUND KCOS. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR COZ221-222-225>237. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR COZ221-222-225>237. RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ222-225>227-229-230. && 50/44
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 9:04 AM MDT, 6 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 904 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 COZ058>089-093>099-201515- 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- 904 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY...ROUGHLY EAST OF A LINE FROM LA JUNTA TO TRINIDAD. PRIMARY STORM THREATS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTNING...PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. THE THREAT FOR STORMS WILL LAST INTO EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING OVER EL PASO AND FREMONT COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET AND THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR FROM COLORADO CITY SOUTH TO RATON PASS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WINDY CONDITIONS AT TIMES SHOULD BE NOTED ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE STRONG WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. IN ADDITION...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...EAST OF A LINE FROM LA JUNTA TO TRINIDAD. 50/44
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, 4:11 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas and 2 more | 15 hr |
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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.