Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 38, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at May 6, 2011, 2:41 PM MDT for 5 counties in Colorado. It took effect at May 7, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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
- May 6, 2011, 2:41 PM MDT (20:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 7, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 7, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 190 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 279 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
- 4062 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 301 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
412 WWUS85 KPUB 062041 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 241 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT SATURDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND ALL OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS... COZ224-071245- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0038.110507T1800Z-110508T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0028.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110507T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 241 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM TODAY...ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY...AND ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * HAINES...5 TO 6. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE. RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY 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. && $$ COZ221-222-225>237-071245- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0028.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 241 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * HAINES...5 TO 6. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE. RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
609 WWUS85 KPUB 070148 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 748 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT SATURDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND ALL OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS... COZ224-071800- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110507T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0038.110507T1800Z-110508T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0028.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 748 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY TODAY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT. * HAINES...5 TO 6. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE. RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY 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. && $$ COZ221-222-225>237-071800- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0028.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 748 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * HAINES...5 TO 6. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE. RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
507 WWUS85 KPUB 071006 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 406 AM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT TODAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...ALL OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT MONDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE PLAINS... .AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR STARTING TODAY...AND LASTING INTO AT LEAST MONDAY FOR THE DISTRICT. AT THIS TIME...THE MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. COZ224-080215- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0029.110509T1700Z-110510T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0038.110507T1800Z-110508T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0028.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 406 AM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCHES FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR TODAY...SUNDAY AND MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...FOR TODAY...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH....FOR SUNDAY...WEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...FOR MONDAY...WEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT. * HAINES...5 TO 6. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE. RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY 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. && $$ COZ222-225>237-080215- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0029.110509T1700Z-110510T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0028.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 406 AM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE PLAINS. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...FOR SUNDAY ON THE PLAINS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...FOR SUNDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. FOR MONDAY ON THE PLAINS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...FOR MONDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * HAINES...5 TO 6. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE. RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ221-080215- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0028.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE- 406 AM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY FOR TELLER COUNTY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221. * WIND...FOR SUNDAY ON THE PLAINS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...FOR SUNDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. FOR MONDAY ON THE PLAINS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...FOR MONDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * HAINES...5 TO 6. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE. RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY 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. && $$
525 WWUS85 KPUB 072144 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 344 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT TODAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... AND ALL OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM MDT MONDAY...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE PLAINS... COZ224-081345- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0028.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0039.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110508T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0029.110509T1700Z-110510T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 344 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM TODAY...ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM SUNDAY...AND CONTINUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...THIS EVENING...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * HAINES...5 TO 6. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE. RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY 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. && $$ COZ222-225>237-081345- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0028.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0039.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0029.110509T1700Z-110510T0200Z/ 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- 344 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...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 SUNDAY AND CONTINUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...SUNDAY...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. MONDAY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * HAINES...5 TO 6. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE. RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY 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. && $$ COZ221-081345- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0028.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0039.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE- 344 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * HAINES...5 TO 6. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE. RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ220-081345- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0039.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY- 344 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * HAINES...5 TO 6. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE. RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY 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. && $$
786 WWUS85 KPUB 080153 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 753 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES...WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES...REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM SUNDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND HIGH HAINES VALUES...REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MONDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE EASTERN PLAINS... COZ224-081800- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110508T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0039.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0029.110509T1700Z-110510T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 753 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED FROM THE LATE MORNING HOURS INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVEL FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT...WITH LEVELS DROPPING TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOONS. * HAINES...5 TO 6. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE. RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY 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. && $$ COZ222-225>237-081800- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0039.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0029.110509T1700Z-110510T0200Z/ 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- 753 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...226...227...228...229...230...231... 232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...SUNDAY...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. MONDAY...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * HAINES...5 TO 6. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE. RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY 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. && $$ COZ220-221-081800- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0039.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE- 753 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 221... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 221. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT. * HAINES...5 TO 6. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE. RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 3:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 16 hr |
| May 6, 2:41 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.