Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 50, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at May 30, 2011, 10:12 PM MDT for 17 counties in Colorado. It took effect at May 31, 2011, 12:00 PM 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 30, 2011, 10:12 PM MDT (04:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 31, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 31, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 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, 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 nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 244 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
- 4309 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
193 WWUS85 KPUB 310412 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1012 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...224 AND 225 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS... COZ221-224>237-312015- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0050.110531T1800Z-110601T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-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- 1012 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...224... 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 NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...224...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
466 WWUS85 KPUB 310416 CCA RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1014 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...224 AND 225 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND TELLER COUNTY AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION... COZ221-224>237-312030- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0050.110531T1800Z-110601T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 1014 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...224... 225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...224...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
745 WWUS85 KPUB 310943 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 343 AM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...224 AND 225 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND TELLER COUNTY AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION... COZ221-224>237-010145- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0050.110531T1800Z-110601T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-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- 343 AM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...224...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF 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. && $$
215 WWUS85 KPUB 312119 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 319 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...224 AND 225 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND TELLER COUNTY AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE PIKES PEAK REGION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ221-224>237-011330- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0038.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-110601T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-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- 319 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221... 224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233... 234...235...236 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...AND 224 THROUGH 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...224...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF 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. && $$ COZ222-011330- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0038.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/ FREMONT COUNTY- 319 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF 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. && $$ SR/LW
271 WWUS85 KPUB 312155 CCA RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 349 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...UNTIL 9 PM TODAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...224 AND 225 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND TELLER COUNTY AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE PIKES PEAK REGION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ221-224>237-011415- /O.COR.KPUB.FW.A.0038.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-110601T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-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- 349 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221... 224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233... 234...235...236 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...AND 224 THROUGH 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...AND ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...224...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...THIS EVENING...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY...THIS EVENING...0 TO 10 PERCENT. THURSDAY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF 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. && $$ COZ222-011415- /O.COR.KPUB.FW.A.0038.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/ FREMONT COUNTY- 349 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF 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. && $$ SR/LW
966 WWUS85 KPUB 010247 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 847 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...224 AND 225 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND TELLER COUNTY AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...227 AND 228...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE PIKES PEAK REGION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ224-227-228-011900- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-110601T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0051.110601T1800Z-110602T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0038.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- 847 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227 AND 228... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227 AND 228... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227 AND 228... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227 AND 228. * WIND...ON WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE SOUTHERLY GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. ON THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF 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. && $$ COZ221-225-226-229>237-011900- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-110601T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0038.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 847 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...225...226...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...225...226...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...225...226...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WIND...ON THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF 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. && $$ COZ222-011900- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0051.110601T1800Z-110602T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0038.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/ FREMONT COUNTY- 847 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222. * WIND...ON WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE SOUTHERLY GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. ON THURSDAY EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 3:19 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 36 hr |
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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.