Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 27, 2011, 4:19 AM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 27, 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 27, 2011, 4:19 AM MDT (10:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 27, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties El Paso County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:20 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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 235 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
- 3266 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
630 WWUS85 KPUB 271019 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 419 AM MDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227 THROUGH 230...AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHERN EL PASO... PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...FROM NOON TO 8 PM THIS EVENING...FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 228...229...230 AND 233...INCLUDING THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...FROM NOON TO 8 PM MONDAY...FOR STRONG AND GUSTY 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 PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN PLAINS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS...WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. COZ225-280230- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0009.110327T1800Z-110328T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0010.110328T1800Z-110329T0200Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 419 AM MDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ COZ222-271130- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0009.110327T1800Z-110328T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY- 419 AM MDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY. $$ COZ228>230-233-280230- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0009.110327T1800Z-110328T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0016.110327T1800Z-110328T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0010.110328T1800Z-110329T0200Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 419 AM MDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230 AND 233... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230 AND 233... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED...AND IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230 AND 233. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS 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. && $$ COZ227-280200- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0009.110327T1800Z-110328T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0016.110327T1800Z-110328T0200Z/ SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 419 AM MDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
2 follow-up statements
770 WWUS85 KPUB 272124 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 324 PM MDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227 THROUGH 230...AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES SOUTHERN EL PASO... PUEBLO...HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING...FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 228 THROUGH 230...AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES PUEBLO...HUERFANO...AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MONDAY...FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...WHICH INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WETS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...FROM NOON TO 8 PM MONDAY...FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND POTENTIALLY DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM COLORADO SPRINGS SOUTHWARD TO THE RATON RIDGE THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A NEW RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM...FOR THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR FROM ROUGHLY PUEBLO SOUTHWARD TO THE RATON RIDGE. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS HAVE BEEN STRONG AND GUSTY WITH LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE ADJACENT LOWER ELEVATIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA LATER TONIGHT AS LOW CLOUDS AND FOG SPREAD BACK WESTWARD INTO PUEBLO AND EL PASO COUNTIES. ON MONDAY...ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL HELP SPREAD THE WESTERLY WINDS DOWN THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY...AS WELL AS HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. MANY AREAS OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS RECEIVED BETWEEN .15 AND .30 INCHES OF LIQUID FROM LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LAST NIGHT...AND SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS AS TO THE RESIDUAL WETNESS OF FUELS AFTER TODAYS DRYING WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. THUS THIS AREA WILL REMAIN A WATCH UNTIL FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVED FROM LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES MONDAY MORNING. COZ228>230-233-281330- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0010.110328T1800Z-110329T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0017.110328T1800Z-110329T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110328T0200Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 324 PM MDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228... 229...230 AND 233... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229... 230 AND 233... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES PUEBLO...EASTERN HUERFANO AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN MONDAY 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. && $$ COZ227-280200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110328T0200Z/ SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 324 PM MDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227...INCLUDING SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ225-281330- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0010.110328T1800Z-110329T0200Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 324 PM MDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225 BELOW 8500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225...INCLUDING THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD ON MONDAY IF FUELS HAVE DRIED OUT SUFFICIENTLY. 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. && $$
229 WWUS85 KPUB 280158 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 758 PM MDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 228 THROUGH 230...AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES PUEBLO...HUERFANO...AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MONDAY...FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...WHICH INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WETS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...FROM NOON TO 8 PM MONDAY... FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND POTENTIALLY DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MONDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM...FOR THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR FROM ROUGHLY PUEBLO SOUTHWARD TO THE RATON RIDGE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL HELP SPREAD WESTERLY WINDS DOWN THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF PUEBLO COUNTY...AS WELL AS HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES ON MONDAY. MANY AREAS OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS RECEIVED BETWEEN .15 AND .30 INCHES OF LIQUID FROM LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT...AND SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS AS TO THE RESIDUAL WETNESS OF FUELS AFTER TODAYS DRYING WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. THUS THIS AREA WILL REMAIN A WATCH UNTIL FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVED FROM LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES MONDAY MORNING. COZ228>230-233-281800- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110328T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0017.110328T1800Z-110329T0200Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 758 PM MDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230 AND 233... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229... 230 AND 233... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230 AND 233. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL BE IN PLACE MONDAY 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. && $$ COZ227-280300- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110328T0200Z/ SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 758 PM MDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. $$ COZ225-281800- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0010.110328T1800Z-110329T0200Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 758 PM MDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD ON MONDAY IF FUELS HAVE DRIED OUT SUFFICIENTLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:19 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Costilla, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo, Saguache | 30 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:24 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Costilla, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo, Saguache | 27 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.