Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 22, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 4, 2011, 3:27 PM MDT for 9 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 5, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Apr 4, 2011, 3:27 PM MDT (21:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 287 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
- 1336 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
231 WWUS85 KPUB 042127 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 327 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222...224...AND 226 THROUGH 228...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...TELLER COUNTY AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM PUEBLO NORTHWARD...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM TUESDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET AND HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY... FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR TELLER COUNTY...THE NORTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS WESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND HUERFANO COUNTIES FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING THIS PERIOD...SPREADING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE REGION. AN APPROACHING STORM AND COLD FRONT WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AS WELL AS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS FOR WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES CONFINED TO THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WETS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. COZ225-229-230-051330- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0014.110405T1700Z-110406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0015.110406T1700Z-110407T0200Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 327 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225...229 AND 230... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225...229 AND 230... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225...229 AND 230. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WHICH RECEIVED ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH SUNDAY NIGHT'S STORM.| 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. && $$ COZ221-222-224-226>228-051330- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0014.110405T1700Z-110406T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0022.110405T1700Z-110406T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- 327 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222... 224...226...227 AND 228... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...226... 227 AND 228...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE NORTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND TELLER COUNTY. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY...10-15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD ON TUESDAY. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WHICH RECEIVED ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH SUNDAY NIGHT'S STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
4 follow-up statements
575 WWUS85 KPUB 050206 CCA RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 755 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222...224...AND 226 THROUGH 228...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...TELLER COUNTY AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM PUEBLO NORTHWARD...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM TUESDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET AND HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY... FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR TELLER COUNTY...THE NORTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS WESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND HUERFANO COUNTIES FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING THIS PERIOD...SPREADING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE REGION. AN APPROACHING STORM AND COLD FRONT WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AS WELL AS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS FOR WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES CONFINED TO THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WETS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. COZ225-229-230-051815- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0014.110405T1700Z-110406T0200Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.FW.A.0015.110406T1700Z-110407T0200Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 755 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225...229 AND 230... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225...229 AND 230... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225...229 AND 230. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WHICH RECEIVED ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH SUNDAY NIGHT'S STORM. 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. && $$ COZ221-222-224-226>228-051815- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0014.110405T1700Z-110406T0200Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.FW.W.0022.110405T1700Z-110406T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- 755 PM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222... 224...226...227 AND 228... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...226...227 AND 228...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE NORTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND TELLER COUNTY. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD ON TUESDAY. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WHICH RECEIVED ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH SUNDAY NIGHT'S STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
428 WWUS85 KPUB 051051 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 451 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222...224...AND 226 THROUGH 228...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...TELLER COUNTY AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM PUEBLO NORTHWARD...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM TUESDAY... FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET AND HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY... FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES TELLER AND FREMONT COUNTIES...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM THURSDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR TELLER COUNTY...THE NORTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS WESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND HUERFANO COUNTIES FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE DURING THIS PERIOD...SPREADING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE REGION. AN APPROACHING SYSTEM WEDNESDAY WILL INCREASE HUMIDITY IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES CONFINED TO THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WETS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR TELLER AND FREMONT COUNTIES...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. DRY AIR WILL SPREAD OVER THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF COLORADO THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH CRITICAL FUELS AGAIN EXPECTED. COZ221-222-226>228-060300- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0016.110407T1700Z-110408T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0022.110405T1700Z-110406T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- 451 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...226...227 AND 228... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...226...227 AND 228... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...226...227 AND 228. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD ON TUESDAY. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WHICH RECEIVED ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH SUNDAY NIGHT'S STORM. 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. && $$ COZ224-060200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0022.110405T1700Z-110406T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 451 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD ON TUESDAY. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WHICH RECEIVED ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH SUNDAY NIGHT'S STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ225-229-230-060300- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0016.110407T1700Z-110408T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0015.110406T1700Z-110407T0200Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 451 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225...229 AND 230... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225...229 AND 230... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225...229 AND 230. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WHICH RECEIVED ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH SUNDAY NIGHT'S STORM. 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. && $$ COZ231>237-060300- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0016.110407T1700Z-110408T0200Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 451 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ STARK
118 WWUS85 KPUB 052129 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 329 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222...224...AND 226 THROUGH 228...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...TELLER COUNTY AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM PUEBLO NORTHWARD...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM TODAY... FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FIRE ZONES 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET AND HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY... FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES TELLER AND FREMONT COUNTIES... THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM THURSDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO...IN COORDINATION WITH AREA LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...WILL CONTINUE THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TELLER COUNTY...THE NORTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS OVER THE WARNING AREA WERE GUSTING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT. A NEW RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS WESTERN LAS ANIMAS AND HUERFANO COUNTIES FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE DURING THIS PERIOD...SPREADING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE REGION. AN APPROACHING SYSTEM WEDNESDAY WILL INCREASE HUMIDITY IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES CONFINED TO THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE WETS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR TELLER AND FREMONT COUNTIES...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. DRY AIR WILL SPREAD OVER THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF COLORADO THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH CRITICAL FUELS AGAIN EXPECTED. COZ225-229-230-061330- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0015.110406T1700Z-110407T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0023.110406T1700Z-110407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0016.110407T1700Z-110408T0200Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 329 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225... 229 AND 230... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225...229 AND 230... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225...229 AND 230. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WHICH RECEIVED ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH SUNDAY NIGHT'S STORM. 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. && $$ COZ221-222-226>228-061330- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0016.110407T1700Z-110408T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- 329 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221... 222...226...227 AND 228... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...226...227 AND 228... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...226...227 AND 228. * WIND...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. ON THURSDAY...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD ON TUESDAY. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WHICH RECEIVED ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH SUNDAY NIGHT'S STORM. ANOTHER PERIOD OF EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ224-060200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110406T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 329 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD ON TUESDAY. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WHICH RECEIVED ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH SUNDAY NIGHT'S STORM. 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. && $$ COZ231>237-061330- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0016.110407T1700Z-110408T0200Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 329 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
474 WWUS85 KPUB 060227 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 827 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222...224...AND 226 THROUGH 228...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...TELLER COUNTY AND THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM PUEBLO NORTHWARD FOR THIS EVENING... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONES 229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS BELOW 8500 FEET AND HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 221 BELOW 9000 FEET...222 AND 225 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES TELLER AND FREMONT COUNTIES... THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM THURSDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS... COZ221-222-226>228-061830- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0016.110407T1700Z-110408T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- 827 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...226...227 AND 228... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...226...227 AND 228 FOR THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...226...227 AND 228. * WIND...THIS EVENING...WINDS BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...THIS EVENING...10 TO 15 PERCENT EARLY...RISING ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AFTER 9 PM MDT. THURSDAY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD ON THURSDAY. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WHICH RECEIVED ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH SUNDAY NIGHT'S STORM. EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ COZ224-060330- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110406T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 827 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. * IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS ARE NO LONGER BEING MET THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...FUELS ARE STILL DRY AND CAUTION SHOULD CONTINUE. $$ COZ225-229-230-061830- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0023.110406T1700Z-110407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0016.110407T1700Z-110408T0200Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 827 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225...229 AND 230... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY 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...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WHICH RECEIVED ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WITH SUNDAY NIGHT'S STORM. SIMILAR OR POSSIBLY MORE EXTREME CONDITIONS MAY BE RETURN ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ COZ231>237-061830- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0016.110407T1700Z-110408T0200Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 827 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 4:32 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:32 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Costilla, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo, Saguache | 35 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.