Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 21, 2011, 3:40 PM MDT for 18 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 22, 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 21, 2011, 3:40 PM MDT (21:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Conejos 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, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 3497 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 313 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
870 WWUS85 KPUB 212242 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 442 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 BELOW 8500 FEET...225 BELOW 8500 FEET AND ZONES 226 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES...SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS UNTIL 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 BELOW 8500 FEET...224...225 BELOW 8500 FEET AND ZONES 226 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE PLAINS AND MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS FOR TODAY...AND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAME AREA IN ADDITION TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY ON TUESDAY. COZ224-221445- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0013.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 442 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES...IN COLORADO... 224 * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 10 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 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. && $$
817 WWUS85 KPUB 220217 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 817 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. COZ221-222-224>237-221830- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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- 817 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...224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 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. && $$
638 WWUS85 KPUB 220931 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 331 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 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 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT TODAY 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 TODAY. 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. COZ221-222-224>237-230145- /O.EXT.KPUB.FW.W.0013.110322T1600Z-110323T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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- 331 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW 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...224...225...226...227...228...229... 230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT PLAINS...10 TO 15 HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND VALLEYS. * 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. && $$ HODANISH
973 WWUS85 KPUB 222151 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 351 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 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 UNTIL 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...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 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT TODAY...AND ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE PLAINS...MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS...WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF A FIRE SHOULD START. COZ221-222-224>237-231400- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0007.110324T1600Z-110325T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110323T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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- 351 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 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...224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 234...235...236 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT TODAY...AND ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237. * WIND...THIS EVENING...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THURSDAY SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THIS EVENING 7 TO 12 PERCENT PLAINS...10 TO 15 HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND VALLEYS. THURSDAY... 10 TO 15 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. && $$
131 WWUS85 KPUB 230137 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 736 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH 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 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE PLAINS...MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS...WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF A FIRE SHOULD START. COZ221-222-224>237-231745- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0007.110324T1600Z-110325T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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- 736 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237. * WIND...ON THURSDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...ON THURSDAY...10 TO 15 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
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.