Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011

Red Flag Warning 46, NWS Pueblo, CO

May 26, 20115 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at May 26, 2011, 3:05 PM MDT for 5 counties in Colorado. It took effect at May 27, 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 26, 2011, 3:05 PM MDT (21:05 UTC)
In effect from
May 27, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 27, 2011, 7:44 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 21:04 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, 9.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2011-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2011-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 397 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3132 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
397 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
459 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
305 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES AND DRY FUELS...UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 224...229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND
THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR INCLUDING THE WALSENBURG AND
TRINIDAD AREAS..

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM FRIDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM FRIDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...

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SAN LUIS VALLEY-
305 PM MDT THU MAY 26 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 FRIDAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING 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 FRIDAY. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EARLY EVENINGS.

* 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.

&&

$$

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HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
305 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229 AND
230...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229 AND 230.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF AROUND 10 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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
309 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES AND DRY FUELS...UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 224...229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND
THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR INCLUDING THE WALSENBURG AND
TRINIDAD AREAS..

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM FRIDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...

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SAN LUIS VALLEY-
309 PM MDT THU MAY 26 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 FRIDAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING 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 FRIDAY. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EARLY EVENINGS.

* 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.

&&

$$

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HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
309 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229 AND
230...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229 AND 230.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF AROUND 10 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.

&&

$$
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
756 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING...FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 224...229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY AND THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR INCLUDING THE
WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD AREAS..

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM FRIDAY...FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY... FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...

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SAN LUIS VALLEY-
756 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
224...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY 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. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE RED
FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224.

* WIND...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH FOR FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY RETURN FOR
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$

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HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
756 PM MDT THU MAY 26 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229 AND 230...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING WITH HUMIDITIES
INCREASING ABOVE 15 PERCENT BY 8 PM. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED THIS EVENING.

$$
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
720 AM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW 
HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON 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
HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY...
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...

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SAN LUIS VALLEY-
720 AM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 224...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING 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 TODAY. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224.

* WIND...INCREASING FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH AT
  TIMES FROM THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS
  ARE LIKELY TO REDEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
301 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON 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 HUMIDITY
VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY... FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 224...229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY...HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES.

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM MONDAY...FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 224...228...232...233...235... 236 AND 237...WHICH
INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS FROM
HIGHWAY 50 SOUTHWARD TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER.


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SAN LUIS VALLEY-
301 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 224...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY
CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224.

* WINDS OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE
  GUSTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST. EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* 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.

&&

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HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
301 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 229 AND 230...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY
CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229 AND 230...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229 AND 230. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15%

* 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.

&&

$$

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PUEBLO COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-
PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
301 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VERY HOT AND DRY
CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...232...233...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 228...232...233...235...
  236 AND 237. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 T0 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15%

* 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.

&&

$$

HODANISH
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
739 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224 FOR THIS EVENING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY...FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 224...229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY...HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES.

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM 11 AM UNTIL 8 PM
SUNDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...228...232...233...235...236
AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS FROM HIGHWAY 50 SOUTHWARD TO THE NEW MEXICO
BORDER.

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SAN LUIS VALLEY-
739 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
224...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 224...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR FRIDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR NOON TO 8 PM
MDT SATURDAY REMAINS IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN
EFFECT FOR SUNDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224.

* WINDS OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL 
  BE GUSTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST. EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* 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.

&&

$$

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HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
739 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
229 AND 230...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 229 AND 230...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO IS CONTINUING A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229 AND 230. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE 
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15%

* 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.

&&

$$

COZ228-232-233-235>237-281745-
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PUEBLO COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-
PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
739 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 228...232...233...235...236 AND 237...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO IS CONTINUING THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...232...233...235...
  236 AND 237. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 T0 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15%

* 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.

&&

$$
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RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
744 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224 FOR THIS EVENING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY...FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 224...229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY...HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FOR SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...228...232...233...235...236
AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE
SOUTHEAST PLAINS FROM HIGHWAY 50 SOUTHWARD TO THE NEW MEXICO
BORDER...

COZ224-281800-
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/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0047.110528T1800Z-110529T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0036.110529T1700Z-110530T0200Z/
SAN LUIS VALLEY-
744 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
224...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 224...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR FRIDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR NOON TO 8 PM
MDT SATURDAY REMAINS IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN
EFFECT FOR SUNDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224.

* WINDS OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL 
  BE GUSTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST. EXPECT WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* 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.

&&

$$

COZ229-230-281800-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0047.110528T1800Z-110529T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0036.110529T1700Z-110530T0200Z/
HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
744 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
229 AND 230...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 229 AND 230...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO IS CONTINUING A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229 AND 230. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE 
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15%

* 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.

&&

$$

COZ228-232-233-235>237-281800-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0036.110529T1700Z-110530T0200Z/
PUEBLO COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-
PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
744 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 228...232...233...235...236 AND 237...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO IS CONTINUING THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...232...233...235...
  236 AND 237. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 T0 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15%

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 3:05 PM MDTFire Weather WatchPUBAlamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache24 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.