Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 24, 2011, 2:22 PM MDT for 14 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 25, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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 24, 2011, 2:22 PM MDT (20:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2011, 7:58 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 268 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
- 1706 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
208 WWUS85 KPUB 242022 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 222 PM MDT THU MAR 24 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...ZONES 226 THROUGH 233...AND ZONE 235...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHEAST PLAINS EXCEPT KIOWA...PROWERS... AND BACA COUNTIES...AND MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222 BELOW 8500 FEET...ZONES 224... 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 227 THROUGH 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO...CROWLEY... OTERO...AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND HUERFANO COUNTIES...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...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 THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY...CROWLEY...OTERO...AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR THE SAME AREA AS WELL AS BENT COUNTY....NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...AND LOWER ELEVATIONS OF TELLER COUNTY. COZ221-226-235-250200- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0008.110325T1800Z-110326T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110325T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- 222 PM MDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221... 226 AND 235... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226 AND 235... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET ON FRIDAY FOR THESE AREAS. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226 AND 235...WHICH INCLUDES LOWER ELEVATIONS OF TELLER COUNTY...NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...AND BENT COUNTY. * WIND...THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. 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. && $$ COZ237-242130- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0008.110325T1800Z-110326T0200Z/ BACA COUNTY- 222 PM MDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR BACA COUNTY FOR FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BE TOO HIGH FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY. $$ COZ222-224-225-227>233-251230- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0008.110325T1800Z-110326T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0015.110325T1800Z-110326T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110325T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 222 PM MDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222... 224...225...227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224... 225...227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...227... 228...229...230...231...232 AND 233....WHICH INCLUDES LOWER ELEVATIONS OF FREMONT COUNTY...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES...THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...CROWLEY...OTERO...AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * WIND...THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ON FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. 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. && $$ SR
6 follow-up statements
233 WWUS85 KPUB 250140 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 740 PM MDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222 BELOW 8500 FEET...ZONES 224...225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 227 THROUGH 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO...CROWLEY... OTERO...AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND HUERFANO COUNTIES...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...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 THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY...CROWLEY...OTERO...AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. COZ222-224-225-227>233-251745- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110325T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.110325T1800Z-110326T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 740 PM MDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224... 225...227...228...229...230...231...232...AND 233... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...227... 228...229...230...231...232 AND 233. * WIND...FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. IF AFIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. 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. && $$ COZ221-226-235-250245- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110325T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- 740 PM MDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226 AND 235... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. $$
562 WWUS85 KPUB 250229 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 829 PM MDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222 BELOW 8500 FEET...ZONES 224...225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 227 THROUGH 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN EL PASO...FREMONT...PUEBLO... HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...AND OTERO COUNTIES FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...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 THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN EL PASO...FREMONT...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...AND OTERO COUNTIES...FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. COZ222-224-225-227>233-251830- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.110325T1800Z-110326T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 829 PM MDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...227... 228...229...230...231...232 AND 233. * WIND...FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. IF AFIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. 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. && $$
150 WWUS85 KPUB 251014 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 414 AM MDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222 BELOW 8500 FEET...ZONES 224...225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 227 THROUGH 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN EL PASO...FREMONT...PUEBLO... HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...AND OTERO COUNTIES FROM NOON UNTIL 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 ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN EL PASO...FREMONT...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...AND OTERO COUNTIES...FOR THIS AFTERNOON. COZ222-224-225-227>233-260200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.110325T1800Z-110326T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 414 AM MDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...227... 228...229...230...231...232 AND 233. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. IF AFIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. 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. && $$
379 WWUS85 KPUB 251610 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1010 AM MDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222...224 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 226 THROUGH 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...EL PASO...FREMONT...PUEBLO... HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...AND OTERO COUNTIES FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS INCLUDING EL PASO...FREMONT...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...CROWLEY....OTERO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. COZ221-226-260200- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0015.110325T1800Z-110326T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 1010 AM MDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221 BELOW 9000 FEET AND ZONE 226... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221 BELOW 9000 FEET AND ZONE 226 WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ222-224-225-227>233-260200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.110325T1800Z-110326T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 1010 AM MDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222... 224 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET AND ZONES 227... 228...229...230...231...232 AND 233 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHEAST MOUTAINS...AND SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...CROWLEY....OTERO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. 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. && $$
397 WWUS85 KPUB 252129 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 329 PM MDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222...224 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 226 THROUGH 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...EL PASO...FREMONT...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...AND OTERO COUNTIES...UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 227...228...229...230 AND 233...INCLUDING THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM SUNDAY...FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...CONTINUES THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS INCLUDING EL PASO...FREMONT...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...CROWLEY....OTERO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. COZ222-225-227>230-233-261330- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0009.110327T1800Z-110328T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110326T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 329 PM MDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 227...228...229...230...AND 233... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 227...228...229...230 AND 233... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO CONTINUES A RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING AND HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET AND ZONES 227...228...229...230 AND 233 WHICH INCLUDES THE SOUTHEAST MOUTAINS...SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...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 ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ221-224-226-231-232-260200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110326T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- 329 PM MDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET AND 224...226...231 AND 232... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221 BELOW 9000 FEET AND ZONES 224...226...231 AND 232...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND TELLER...NORTHERN EL PASO...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. 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. && $$
644 WWUS85 KPUB 260158 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 758 PM MDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 227...228...229...230 AND 233...INCLUDING THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN EL PASO... PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM SUNDAY...FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...CONTINUES A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. COZ222-225-227>230-233-261800- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110326T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0009.110327T1800Z-110328T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 758 PM MDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...227...228...229...230 AND 233... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...227...228...229...230 AND 233... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET AND ZONES 227...228...229...230 AND 233 WHICH INCLUDES THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...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 ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ221-224-226-231-232-260300- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110326T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- 758 PM MDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...224...226...231 AND 232... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 3:36 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 38 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.