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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Pueblo, CO

April 2, 201115 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 2, 2011, 3:40 PM MDT for 15 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 2, 2011, 7:52 PM MDT. It was in force for 24 hr. 45 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2011, 3:40 PM MDT (21:40 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 2, 2011, 7:52 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
24 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 21:37 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 2, 11:37 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 702 Ssw Manitou Springs, COAPRSWXNET SITE KV60
Apr 3, 12:14 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Air Force Academy, CO
Apr 3, 12:24 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 666 S Colorado City, COAPACHE CITY CDOT SENSOR
Apr 3, 12:31 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 674 S Air Force Academy, COAPRSWXNET SITE
Apr 3, 12:40 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 653 S Monument, CO
Apr 3, 12:42 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 705 Ne Air Force Academy, CO
Apr 3, 12:44 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 735 Ne Air Force Academy, CO
Apr 3, 12:58 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 645 Ese Wetmore, CORED CREEK RAWS SITE
Apr 3, 1:07 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 871 Sw Colorado Springs, COREPORTED AT KOAA STATION.
Apr 3, 1:21 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 714 S Air Force Academy, COAPRSWXNET SITE C5171
Apr 3, 1:25 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 854 Se Monument, COSUSTAINED 60-65
Apr 3, 1:28 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 845 Ne Air Force Academy, CO
Apr 3, 1:34 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 746 S Colorado City, COAPACHE CITY CDOT SENSOR
Apr 3, 1:44 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 766 S Colorado City, COAPACHE CITY CDOT SITE
Apr 3, 1:51 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 614 S Air Force Academy, COAPRSWXNET SITE D3529
Apr 3, 1:51 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 69Air Force Academy, CO
Apr 3, 1:51 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 774 S Air Force Academy, COAPRSWXNET SITE C5171
Apr 3, 1:52 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 614 Wnw Fountain, CO
Apr 3, 1:58 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 628 Wsw Fountain, COFORT CARSON RAWS SITE
Apr 3, 1:58 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 695 Ese Wetmore, CORED CREEK RAWS
Apr 3, 2:15 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 709 Nnw Walsenburg, COBUTTE CREEK CDOT SENSOR
Apr 3, 2:16 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 722 E Air Force Academy, CO
Apr 3, 2:32 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 814 S Air Force Academy, COAPRSWXNET SITE C5171
Apr 3, 2:50 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 654 S Air Force Academy, COAPRSWXNET SITE D3529
Apr 3, 2:52 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG6 Sse Colorado Springs, COPOWER LINES BLOWN DOWN AT LAS VEGAS STREET AND HIGHWAY 85.
Apr 3, 2:58 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 785 Ese Wetmore, CORED CREEK RAWS SITE
Apr 3, 3:00 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 604 N Colorado Springs, COI-25 FOUNTAIN CREEK CDOT SENSOR
Apr 3, 3:02 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 643 Nnw Colorado City, COAPRSWXNET SITE D2845
Apr 3, 3:10 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 674 S Air Force Academy, COAPRSWXNET SITE D3529
Apr 3, 3:12 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 824 S Air Force Academy, COAPRSWXNET SITE C5171
Apr 3, 3:27 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 723 Nnw Colorado City, COAPRSWXNET SITE D2845
Apr 3, 3:57 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 611 Wnw Colorado City, COCOLORADO CITY RAWS
Apr 3, 3:57 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 70Pueblo West, CO
Apr 3, 4:51 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 634 Wnw Fountain, COKFCS ASOS
Apr 3, 4:51 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 70Pueblo West, CO
Apr 3, 6:26 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 662 Ne Aguilar, COCDOT SENSOR AT AGUILAR
Apr 3, 6:33 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 611 Nw Trinidad, CO
Apr 3, 6:40 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 704 Sw Pueblo, CO
Apr 3, 6:40 AM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 871 Sw Colorado Springs, COREPORTED AT KOAA STATION.
Apr 3, 1:31 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6017 Nw Two Buttes, CO
Apr 3, 1:38 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 651 Ne Center, CO
Apr 3, 1:47 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 594 W Lamar, CO
Apr 3, 2:24 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 725 Nne La Junta, CO
Apr 3, 8:04 PM MDTSNOW 2Beulah, CO
Apr 3, 8:04 PM MDTSNOW 2Sw Beulah, CO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2011-04-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2011-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3435 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
340 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222...224 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND
226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND ALL OF
THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS...FROM 1100 AM UNTIL 800 PM
TODAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... HAINES
VALUES OF 5 TO 6 AND DRY FUELS...

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221
BELOW 9000 FEET...222...AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND 226 THROUGH
237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND
PLAINS...FROM 1000 AM UNTIL 800 PM SUNDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS... LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH
AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING
FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS TODAY.
A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME AREA ON
SUNDAY...EXCEPT FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY WHERE HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SLIGHTLY. 

COZ221-222-225>237-031345-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0013.110403T1600Z-110404T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0021.110403T1600Z-110404T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110403T0200Z/
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 SAT APR 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...
AND 226 THROUGH 237...
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY
FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221
BELOW 9000 FEET...222 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET... AND 226 THROUGH
237......

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A NEW RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226... 
  227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 
  237.

* WIND...TODAY...WEST-SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH. SUNDAY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH
  ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH ACROSS THE
  MOUNTAINS.

* HUMIDITY...TODAY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY 
  RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. SUNDAY...7-15 PERCENT.

* HAINES INDICES...TODAY...5 TO 6 OR A MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL
  FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SUNDAY...4 OR A LOW
  POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR
  AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD BOTH TODAY AND SUNDAY. EXPLOSIVE
  FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR SHOULD ANY FIRES GET STARTED.

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.

&&

$$

COZ224-030200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110403T0200Z/
SAN LUIS VALLEY-
340 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES VALUES AND DRY
CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...AROUND 10 PERCENT.

* HAINES VALUES...5 OR A MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME 
  DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR
  AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD TODAY. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
  COULD OCCUR SHOULD ANY FIRES GET STARTED.

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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
752 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES... HAINES VALUES OF 5 TO 6
AND DRY FUELS...THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH 8 PM
SUNDAY.

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST
PLAINS...FROM 1000 AM UNTIL 800 PM SUNDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH
AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING
FOR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

VERY DANGEROUS RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE REGION ON
SUNDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR ON THE PLAINS
WITH STRONGER WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS. ANY FIRE THAT STARTS WILL
SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS
SITUATION.

COZ221-222-225-031800-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110403T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KPUB.FW.W.0021.110403T0152Z-110404T0200Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
752 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 225...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 225. 

* WIND...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH
  TOMORROW ACROSS THE PIKES PEAK REGION...FREMONT COUNTY AND THE
  SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN AREAS. FOR TONIGHT...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
  OCCUR ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES. FOR TOMORROW...STRONG WINDS
  WILL OCCUR OVER ALL AREA

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL NOT RECOVER TONIGHT
  ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THE BEST RECOVERY WILL BE AROUND 25
  PERCENT TONIGHT...BUT SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN WINDY
  AREAS...WILL NOT RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT TONIGHT. FOR
  TOMORROW...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP WELL INTO THE
  SINGLE DIGITS. 

* HAINES INDICES...TONIGHT...5...OR A MODERATE TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR
  LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. SUNDAY...4 OR A LOW POTENTIAL
  FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR
  AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD BOTH TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY.
  EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR SHOULD ANY FIRES GET STARTED.

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.

&&

$$

COZ226>237-031800-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110403T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0021.110403T1600Z-110404T0200Z/
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-
752 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY
CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...
234...235...236 AND 237...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...
  230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. 

* WIND...FOR SUNDAY IT WILL BE VERY WINDY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND GUSTS TO AROUND
  70 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

* HUMIDITY...POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.
  SUNDAYS MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 7-12
  PERCENT. 

* HAINES INDICES...4 OR A LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
  FIRE GROWTH.

* IMPACTS...DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON
  SUNDAY...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR
  AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD ON SUNDAY. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH
  COULD OCCUR SHOULD ANY FIRES GET STARTED. IF A FIRE SHOULD START
  AND YOU ARE LOCATED DOWNSTREAM OF THE SMOKE...YOU SHOULD
  STRONGLY CONSIDER EVACUATING YOUR LOCATION AS THE FIRE WILL
  LIKELY QUICKLY SPREAD IN YOUR GENERAL DIRECTION. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ224-030300-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110403T0200Z/
SAN LUIS VALLEY-
752 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 224...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

$$

HODANISH
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
827 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS...THIS
WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH 8 PM SUNDAY.

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...
FROM 1000 AM UNTIL 800 PM SUNDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS... LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH
AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING
FOR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. A RED FLAG
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS.

VERY DANGEROUS RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE REGION
ON SUNDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR ON THE
PLAINS WITH STRONGER WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS. ANY FIRE THAT STARTS
WILL SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS
SITUATION.

COZ221-222-225-031830-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110404T0200Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
827 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 225...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 225.

* WIND...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH 
  TOMORROW ACROSS THE PIKES PEAK REGION...FREMONT COUNTY AND 
  THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN AREAS. FOR TONIGHT...THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS WILL OCCUR ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES. FOR TOMORROW...
  STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER ALL AREA

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL NOT RECOVER TONIGHT
  ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THE BEST RECOVERY WILL BE AROUND 25
  PERCENT TONIGHT...BUT SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN WINDY AREAS...
  WILL NOT RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT TONIGHT. FOR TOMORROW...
  RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP WELL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. 

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE
  BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD BOTH TONIGHT AND 
  ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR 
  SHOULD ANY FIRES GET STARTED.

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.

&&

$$

COZ226>237-031830-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0021.110403T1600Z-110404T0200Z/
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-
827 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY
CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...230...
231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229... 
  230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237.

* WIND...FOR SUNDAY IT WILL BE VERY WINDY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ACROSS THE PLAINS...AND GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 70 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. 

* HUMIDITY...POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED
  TONIGHT.SUNDAYS MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE
  BETWEEN 7- 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY... 
  CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND 
  RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD ON SUNDAY. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH 
  COULD OCCUR SHOULD ANY FIRES GET STARTED. IF A FIRE SHOULD 
  START AND YOU ARE LOCATED DOWNSTREAM OF THE SMOKE...YOU 
  SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER EVACUATING YOUR LOCATION AS THE FIRE 
  WILL LIKELY QUICKLY SPREAD IN YOUR GENERAL DIRECTION.

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.

&&

$$

HODANISH
004 
WWUS85 KPUB 031046
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
446 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW
9000 FEET...222 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 226 THROUGH
237...WHICH INCLUDES...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST
MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...THROUGH 8 PM THIS
EVENING...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND
DRY FUELS...

.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH
AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING
FOR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. IN
ADDITION...THE STARTING TIME OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 4 AM THIS MORNING. 

VERY DANGEROUS RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE REGION
TODAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR ON
THE PLAINS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE ALREADY HOVERING AROUND 15 TO 25 PERCENT...AND
ONCE THE WINDS KICK IN EARLY THIS MORNING...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO
DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT. ANY FIRES THAT STARTS WILL SPREAD VERY
RAPIDLY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. STRONG WINDS
CAN DOWN POWER LINES...AND THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN
PORTIONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS EARLIER THIS MORNING.

COZ226>237-040200-
/O.EXT.KPUB.FW.W.0021.110403T1046Z-110404T0200Z/
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-
446 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...
228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...
  230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES
  ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. 

* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH
  ACROSS THE PLAINS.

* HUMIDITY...7-15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS... CONDITIONS WILL BE
  FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE
  SPREAD. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR SHOULD ANY FIRES GET
  STARTED. IF A FIRE SHOULD START AND YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE
  SMOKE...BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. WINDS THIS STRONG
  CAN CAUSE EXTREMELY FAST RATES OF FIRE SPREAD.  

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.

&&

$$

COZ221-222-225-040200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110404T0200Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
446 AM MDT SUN APR 3 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...
222 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 AND
  225 BELOW 8500 FEET.

* WIND...WEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10-15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR
  AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD
  OCCUR SHOULD ANY FIRES GET STARTED. IF A FIRE SHOULD START AND
  YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE SMOKE...BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE
  IMMEDIATELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE EXTREMELY FAST RATES
  OF FIRE SPREAD.

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.

&&

$$
607 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
333 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
229..230...232...233...235...236 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE
SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS SOUTH OF
THE ARKANSAS RIVER...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING...FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND 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 AND THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS
SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE RED
FLAG WARNING FOR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND AREAS NORTH OF THE
ARKANSAS RIVER HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE IMPROVED
ABOVE 15 PERCENT IN THESE AREAS. 

COZ221-222-225>228-231-234-032245-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110404T0200Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-
CROWLEY COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-
333 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222...225 BELOW 8500
FEET...226...227...228...231...234...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING. 

WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD
FRONT...THOUGH WITH PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
IMPROVING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOW LONGER
EXPECTED. 

$$

COZ229-230-232-233-235>237-040200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110404T0200Z/
HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
333 PM MDT SUN APR 3 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...232...233...235...236 AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229..230...232...233...235...236
  AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND
  THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER

* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH
  ACROSS THE PLAINS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AFTER 430 PM
  MDT...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CONTINUING. 

* HUMIDITY...7-15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS... CONDITIONS WILL BE 
  FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE 
  SPREAD. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR SHOULD ANY FIRES 
  GET STARTED. IF A FIRE SHOULD START AND YOU ARE IN THE PATH 
  OF THE SMOKE...BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. WINDS 
  THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE EXTREMELY FAST RATES OF FIRE SPREAD.

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.

&&

$$
242 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
509 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
229..230...232...233...235...236 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE
SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS SOUTH OF
THE ARKANSAS RIVER...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING...FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND 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 AND THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS
SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE RED
FLAG WARNING FOR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND AREAS NORTH OF THE
ARKANSAS RIVER HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE
IMPROVED ABOVE 15 PERCENT IN THESE AREAS.

COZ229-230-232-233-235>237-040200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110404T0200Z/
HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
509 PM MDT SUN APR 3 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...232...233...235...236 AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229..230...232...233...
  235...236 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 
  CORRIDOR AND THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER

* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH 
  ACROSS THE PLAINS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AFTER 430 PM 
  MDT...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CONTINUING.

* HUMIDITY...7-15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS... CONDITIONS WILL BE 
  FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE 
  SPREAD. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR SHOULD ANY FIRES 
  GET STARTED. IF A FIRE SHOULD START AND YOU ARE IN THE PATH 
  OF THE SMOKE...BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. WINDS 
  THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE EXTREMELY FAST RATES OF FIRE SPREAD.

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.

&&

$$
138 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
606 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
229..230...232...233...235...236 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE
SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS SOUTH OF
THE ARKANSAS RIVER...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING...FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND 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 AND THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS
SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE RED
FLAG WARNING FOR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND AREAS NORTH OF THE
ARKANSAS RIVER HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE
IMPROVED ABOVE 15 PERCENT IN THESE AREAS.

COZ229-230-232-233-235>237-040200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110404T0200Z/
HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
606 PM MDT SUN APR 3 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...232...233...235...236 AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229..230...232...233... 
  235...236 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 
  CORRIDOR AND THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS SOUTH OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER

* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH 
  ACROSS THE PLAINS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AFTER 430 PM 
  MDT...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CONTINUING.

* HUMIDITY...7-15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS... CONDITIONS WILL BE 
  FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE 
  SPREAD. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH COULD OCCUR SHOULD ANY FIRES 
  GET STARTED. IF A FIRE SHOULD START AND YOU ARE IN THE PATH 
  OF THE SMOKE...BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. WINDS 
  THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE EXTREMELY FAST RATES OF FIRE SPREAD.

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.

&&

$$
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
734 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
229...230...232...233...235...236...AND 237.

.RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED OVER THE
REGION AND TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED CONSIDERABLY. WINDS WILL
REMAIN STRONG FROM THE NORTH AT 20 TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING...AND
GRADUALLY DECREASE LATER TONIGHT.

COZ229-230-232-233-235>237-040245-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110404T0200Z/
HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
734 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229..230...
232...233...235...236 AND 237...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED OVER THE
REGION AND TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED CONSIDERABLY. WINDS WILL
REMAIN STRONG FROM THE NORTH AT 20 TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING...AND
GRADUALLY DECREASE LATER TONIGHT.

$$

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Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

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