Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 27, 2011, 3:24 PM MDT for 6 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 28, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 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, 3:24 PM MDT (21:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2011, 6:17 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 284 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
- 870 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
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. $$ COZ225-281800- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0010.110328T1800Z-110329T0200Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 758 PM MDT SUN MAR 27 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD ON MONDAY IF FUELS HAVE DRIED OUT SUFFICIENTLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
518 WWUS85 KPUB 281114 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 514 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 229...230... AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES HUERFANO...AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM TODAY...FOR 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 WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...FROM NOON TO 8 PM TODAY... FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND POTENTIALLY DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM...FOR HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR FROM SOUTH OF PUEBLO COUNTY TO THE RATON RIDGE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD. 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 HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES TODAY. MANY AREAS OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS RECEIVED BETWEEN .15 AND .30 INCHES OF WATER FROM SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT...AND SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS AS TO THE RESIDUAL WETNESS OF THE FUELS IN THAT AREA. THUS...THIS AREA WILL REMAIN IN A WATCH UNTIL FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVED FROM LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES LATER THIS MORNING. COZ228-281215- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0017.110328T1800Z-110329T0200Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY- 514 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228...WHICH INCLUDES MOST OF PUEBLO COUNTY. * WIND...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE REMAIN EASTERLY AT 5 TO 15 MPH OVER MOST OF THE ZONE FOR MOST OF THE DAY. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT OVER MOST OF THE ZONE FOR MOST OF THE DAY. * IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET TODAY OVER MOST OF THE ZONE. HOWEVER...A FEW ISOLATED LOCATIONS ALONG THE EXTREME WESTERN AND SOUTHERN FRINGES OF THE ZONE COULD REACH CRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR AN HOUR OR TWO DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. $$ COZ229-230-233-290200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0017.110328T1800Z-110329T0200Z/ HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 514 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230 AND 233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES MOST OF HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * WIND...EASTERLY 5 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING...BUT BECOMING WESTERLY 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ225-290200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0010.110328T1800Z-110329T0200Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 514 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...WHICH INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IF FUELS HAVE DRIED OUT SUFFICIENTLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
508 WWUS85 KPUB 281629 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1029 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...229...230...AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES WHICH INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... HUERFANO...AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM TODAY...FOR GUSTY 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 FOR TODAY...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM...FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR FROM SOUTH OF PUEBLO COUNTY TO THE RATON RIDGE. WESTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD DOWN THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES TODAY. COZ225-290200- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0010.110328T1800Z-110329T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0017.110328T1800Z-110329T0200Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 1029 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225 BELOW 8500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225...INCLUDING THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. && $$ COZ229-230-233-290200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0017.110328T1800Z-110329T0200Z/ HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 1029 AM MDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229... 230 AND 233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230 AND 233... INCLUDING EASTERN HUERFANO...AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * WIND...EASTERLY 5 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING...BUT BECOMING WESTERLY 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
830 WWUS85 KPUB 282115 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 315 PM MDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...229...AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... HUERFANO...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM TODAY... FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED FOR FIRE ZONE 233...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY...UNTIL 8 PM...FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR FROM SOUTH OF PUEBLO COUNTY TO THE RATON RIDGE. WESTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD DOWN THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WET AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES TODAY. COZ233-282215- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110329T0200Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 315 PM MDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 233... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 233 WHICH INCLUDES EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. * WIND...REMAINING EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * HUMIDITY...REMAINING ABOVE 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET. $$ COZ225-229-230-290200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110329T0200Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 315 PM MDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225... 229 AND 230... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225...229 AND 230. * WIND...WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH DURING THE EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. IF A FIRE STARTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
353 WWUS85 KPUB 290017 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 617 PM MDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED FOR ZONES 225...229 AND 230... .WHILE A FEW WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE REMAINED ABOVE 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE WARNED AREA PROMPTING THE CANCELLATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. COZ225-229-230-290130- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110329T0200Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 617 PM MDT MON MAR 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225...229 AND 230... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WHILE A FEW WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE REMAINED ABOVE 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE WARNED AREA PROMPTING THE CANCELLATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:19 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Costilla, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo, Saguache | 30 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:19 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 16 hr |
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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.