Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 26, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2011, 3:37 PM MDT for 18 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 9, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 17 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 8, 2011, 3:37 PM MDT (21:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Conejos 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, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 66 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 12:25 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 S Air Force Academy, CO | APRSWXNET SITE CW5171 |
| Apr 9, 12:54 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Ene Peyton, CO | APRSWXNET SITE DW5745 CALHAN |
| Apr 9, 1:59 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 Sw Campo, CO | UTE CANYON RAWS SITE |
| Apr 9, 2:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 9 Nnw Walsenburg, CO | BUTTE CREEK CDOT SENSOR |
| Apr 9, 2:17 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Ese Hoehne, CO | |
| Apr 9, 2:17 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Ese Hoehne, CO | |
| Apr 9, 2:27 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Sse Springfield, CO | |
| Apr 9, 2:46 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 Nne La Junta, CO | |
| Apr 9, 2:54 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 Nne La Junta, CO | |
| Apr 9, 2:59 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 4 Sw Campo, CO | UTE CANYON RAWS |
| Apr 9, 3:31 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Ese Hoehne, CO | TAD ASOS |
| Apr 9, 4:01 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 Nne La Junta, CO | LHX ASOS |
| Apr 9, 4:20 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Se Stonington, CO | APRSWXNET SITE WALSH D6957 |
| Apr 9, 4:34 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 7 Sse Springfield, CO | SPD ASOS |
| Apr 9, 5:42 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 Nne La Junta, CO | LHX ASOS |
| Apr 9, 5:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 N Springfield, CO | K8VY SPRINGFIELD |
| Apr 9, 6:11 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 17 Nw Two Buttes, CO | GOBBLERS KNOB CDOT SENSOR |
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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 1780 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
921 WWUS85 KPUB 082137 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 337 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 224 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM TODAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO NOW IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM SATURDAY...FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS... .VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW ACROSS THE REGION. COZ226>237-091345- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0018.110409T1700Z-110410T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0026.110409T1700Z-110410T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110409T0200Z/ 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- 337 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...FOR THE REST OF TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH. FOR TOMORROW...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT. POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD THE REST OF TODAY AND TOMORROW. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR TOMORROW. IF A WILDLAND FIRE STARTS TOMORROW...EITHER ON THE PLAINS OR MOUNTAINS...IT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY. 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 HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && 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. && $$ COZ224-091345- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0026.110409T1700Z-110410T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110409T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 337 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...FOR THE REST OF TODAY...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. FOR TOMORROW...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ221-222-225-091345- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0026.110409T1700Z-110410T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 337 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 225... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AFFECT AREA...TELLER COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * WIND...FOR SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT ON THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SLOPES. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...SOME AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE MOIST FROM EARLIER SNOWFALLS. HOWEVER QUITE A FEW AREAS ARE VERY DRY. ANY FIRES THAT START COULD SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY. 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
5 follow-up statements
328 WWUS85 KPUB 090149 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 749 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE ZONES 224...AND 226 THROUGH 237 WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 221... 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM SATURDAY...FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS... . WINDS HAVE RELAXED AND HUMIDITY HAS RISEN THIS EVENING...AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT. HOWEVER...FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN HIGH WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES...AND SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 5 TO 15 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW ACROSS THE REGION WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITY. COZ224-226>237-091800- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110409T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.110409T1700Z-110410T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-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- 749 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...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 FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME VERY FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. 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 HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && 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. && $$ COZ221-222-225-091800- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.110409T1700Z-110410T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 749 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 225... * AFFECT AREA...TELLER COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING FUELS...SOME AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE MOIST FROM EARLIER SNOWFALLS. HOWEVER QUITE A FEW AREAS ARE VERY DRY. ANY FIRES THAT START COULD SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SR
094 WWUS85 KPUB 090201 CCA RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 759 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE ZONES 224...AND 226 THROUGH 237 WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 221... 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM SATURDAY...FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS... .WINDS HAVE RELAXED AND HUMIDITY HAS RISEN THIS EVENING...AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT. HOWEVER...FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN HIGH WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES...AND SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 5 TO 15 MPH. VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW ACROSS THE REGION WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITY. COZ224-226>237-091815- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110409T0200Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.FW.W.0026.110409T1700Z-110410T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-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- 759 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...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 FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME VERY FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. 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 HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ221-222-225-091815- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.110409T1700Z-110410T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 759 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 225... * AFFECT AREA...TELLER COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING FUELS...SOME AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE MOIST FROM EARLIER SNOWFALLS. HOWEVER QUITE A FEW AREAS ARE VERY DRY. ANY FIRES THAT START COULD SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SR
070 WWUS85 KPUB 091015 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 415 AM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM SATURDAY...FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS... COZ221-222-224>237-100200- /O.EXT.KPUB.FW.W.0026.110409T1600Z-110410T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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- 415 AM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECT AREA...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH EXPLOSIVE RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING FUELS...SOME AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE MOIST FROM EARLIER SNOWFALLS. HOWEVER QUITE A FEW AREAS ARE VERY DRY. ANY FIRES THAT START COULD SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY. 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. && $$
405 WWUS85 KPUB 092019 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 219 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE DISTRICT. ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE ZONES 221... 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY... THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM SATURDAY...FOR VERY STRONG WINDS...VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS... COZ221-222-224>237-100200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110410T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 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- 219 PM MDT SAT APR 9 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...224...225...226...227...228...229... 230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECT AREA...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...PIKES PEAK AND TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS * WIND...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH EXPLOSIVE RATES OF FIRE SPREAD. * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING FUELS...SOME AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE MOIST FROM EARLIER SNOWFALLS. HOWEVER QUITE A FEW AREAS ARE VERY DRY. ANY FIRES THAT START COULD SPREAD VERY RAPIDLY. 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. && $$
410 WWUS85 KPUB 100145 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 745 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE ZONES 221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 237 WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT... .WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING BUT WILL GRADUALLY RELAX...AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL AGAIN BE ONLY POOR TO FAIR OVERNIGHT. COOLER CONDITIONS WITH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. COZ221-222-224>237-100245- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110410T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 745 PM MDT SAT APR 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221... 222...224...225...226...227...228...229... 230...231...232... 233... 234...235...236 AND 237... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN HIGH OVERNIGHT OVER THE COLORADO PLAINS...BUT CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 4:18 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 17 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.