Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 42, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at May 15, 2011, 3:22 PM MDT for 5 counties in Colorado. It took effect at May 16, 2011, 11:13 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
- May 15, 2011, 3:22 PM MDT (21:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 16, 2011, 11:13 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 16, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 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 21:23 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, 9.4 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
- 1936 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
015 WWUS85 KPUB 152122 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 322 PM MDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MONDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... COZ224-161330- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0042.110516T1900Z-110517T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 322 PM MDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY 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 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 13 TO 15 PERCENT. * 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
421 WWUS85 KPUB 161015 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 415 AM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM TODAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM TUESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224 AND 228 THROUGH 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...PUEBLO COUNTY...EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY...LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...AND CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES... COZ224-170215- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0031.110517T1800Z-110518T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0042.110516T1900Z-110517T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 415 AM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ228>233-170215- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0031.110517T1800Z-110518T0200Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 415 AM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231...232 AND 233... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231...232 AND 233. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. 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. && $$
001 WWUS85 KPUB 161713 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1113 AM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...UNTIL 8 PM TODAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM TUESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224 AND 228 THROUGH 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...PUEBLO COUNTY...EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY...LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...AND CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES... COZ224-170915- /O.EXT.KPUB.FW.W.0042.110516T1713Z-110517T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0031.110517T1800Z-110518T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 1113 AM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ228>233-170915- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0031.110517T1800Z-110518T0200Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 1113 AM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231...232 AND 233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231... 232 AND 233. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. 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. && $$
006 WWUS85 KPUB 162049 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 249 PM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...UNTIL 8 PM TODAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM TUESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224 AND 228 THROUGH 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...PUEBLO COUNTY...EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY...LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...AND CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES... COZ224-171300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0031.110517T1800Z-110518T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0043.110517T1800Z-110518T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110517T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 249 PM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES TODAY OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT...AND ON TUESDAY 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ228>233-171300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0031.110517T1800Z-110518T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0043.110517T1800Z-110518T0200Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 249 PM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229... 230...231...232 AND 233... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231... 232 AND 233. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. 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. && $$
346 WWUS85 KPUB 170135 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 735 PM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM TODAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM TUESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224 AND 228 THROUGH 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...PUEBLO COUNTY...EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY...LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...AND CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES... COZ224-171745- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-110517T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0043.110517T1800Z-110518T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 735 PM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY FROM NOON TIL 8 PM. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...FOR TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES TODAY OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT...AND ON TUESDAY 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ228>233-171745- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0043.110517T1800Z-110518T0200Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 735 PM MDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231...232 AND 233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231... 232 AND 233. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. 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 15, 3:05 PM MDT | Frost Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.