Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 27, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 10, 2011, 4:28 AM MDT for 10 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 10, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 14 hr. 2 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 10, 2011, 4:28 AM MDT (10:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 10, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:31 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 10, 7:26 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 4 S Air Force Academy, CO | APRSWXNET SITE C5171 |
| Apr 10, 8:37 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 4 S Air Force Academy, CO | APRSWXNET SITE CW5171 |
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 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 3771 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 88 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
953 WWUS85 KPUB 101028 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 428 AM MDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM TODAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS... COZ227>237-110200- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0027.110410T1200Z-110411T0200Z/ 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- 428 AM MDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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 UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...229...230... 231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR FIRES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BURNING OR ANY NEW FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
2 follow-up statements
518 WWUS85 KPUB 102100 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 300 PM MDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230...233 AND 237 FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...SAN LUIS VALLEY AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...... COZ227>229-231-232-234>236-111300- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110411T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0019.110412T1700Z-110413T0200Z/ SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY- 300 PM MDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...229...231...232...234...235 AND 236... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...229...231...232...234... 235 AND 236... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...229...231... 232...234...235 AND 236. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR FIRES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BURNING OR ANY NEW FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ230-233-237-111300- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0019.110412T1700Z-110413T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110411T0200Z/ WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 300 PM MDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230... 233 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230...233 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230...233 AND 237. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH FOR TODAY. SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR FIRES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BURNING OR ANY NEW FIRE STARTS. 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. && $$ COZ221-222-224>226-111300- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0019.110412T1700Z-110413T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 300 PM MDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225 AND 226... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225 AND 226. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR FIRES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BURNING OR ANY NEW FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
742 WWUS85 KPUB 110147 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 747 PM MDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230...233 AND 237 WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...SAN LUIS VALLEY AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS... .WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH 800 PM WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RISING TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT. THUS RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST PLAINS THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY RETURN ON TUESDAY. COZ230-233-237-111800- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110411T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0019.110412T1700Z-110413T0200Z/ WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 747 PM MDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230...233 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230...233 AND 237... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230...233 AND 237. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY. 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. && $$ COZ221-222-224>229-231-232-234>236-111800- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0019.110412T1700Z-110413T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY- 747 PM MDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228...229... 231...232...234...235 AND 236... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...231...232...234...235 AND 236. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 3:00 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 24 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.