Red Flag Warning 51, NWS Pueblo, CO

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
903 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...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...

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FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
PUEBLO COUNTY-
903 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
222...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 222...224...227 AND 228...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...227 AND 228. 

* 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.

&&

$$

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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-
903 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...

* 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.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
357 AM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

...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...226...227 AND 228...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT
COUNTY...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...

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NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
357 AM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
226...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226.

* WIND...TODAY...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...ON
  THURSDAY...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.

&&

$$

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FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
PUEBLO COUNTY-
357 AM MDT WED JUN 1 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 222...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 222...224...227 AND 228...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...227 AND 228. 

* WIND...FOR TODAY...SOUTHERLY GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. ON THURSDAY
  EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 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.

&&

$$

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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-
BACA COUNTY-
357 AM MDT WED JUN 1 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...229...230...231...232...233...
234...235...236 AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...225...229...230...
  231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. 

* WIND...ON THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 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.

&&

$$

HODANISH

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
320 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING...FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227 AND 228...WHICH INCLUDES
FREMONT COUNTY...EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY AND THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY...

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES
AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN
LUIS VALLEY...THE RAMPART RANGE AND THE PIKES PEAK REGION...THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY....THE
INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES
AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
234 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES...

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FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-
320 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...227
AND 228...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...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 THURSDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...227 AND 228.

* WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
  THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 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.

&&

$$

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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
320 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...225 AND 
229 THROUGH 233...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...225...229...230...
  231...232...233...

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* HUMIDITY...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.

&&

$$

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KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
320 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235...236 AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235...236 AND 237.

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...12 TO 18 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR MAY 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.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
746 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES ZONES 222...224...226...227 AND 228...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT
COUNTY...EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY...FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 233...WHICH
INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE RAMPART RANGE AND THE PIKES
PEAK REGION...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET
MOUNTAIN VALLEY....THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND LAS ANIMAS...
CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY...FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES KIOWA...
BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES...

COZ222-224-226>228-021800-
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FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-
746 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
222...224...226...227 AND 228...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
222...224...226...227 AND 228...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR TODAY. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227 AND 
  228. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 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.

&&

$$

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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
746 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
221...225...229...230...231...232 AND 233...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...225...229...230...
  231...232 AND 233. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THURSDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* HUMIDITY...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.

&&

$$

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KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
746 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235...236 AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235...236 AND 237. 

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...12 TO 18 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR MAY 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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
332 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011

.SHORT TERM...
(TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY)

...SUMMER LIKE TEMPERATURES TOMORROW...
...A FEW STRONG STORMS OVER THE PLAINS TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

AS OF 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON...MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS OBSERVED OVER
THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND PLAINS. SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE GUSTING FROM 20 TO 30 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
EXTREMELY LOW...AT KPUB IT IS DOWN TO 3 PERCENT WITH NEARLY A 90
DEGREE DEWPOINT SPREAD. CLOSEST CLOUDS ON VIS SATELLITE ARE UP IN SE
WY. TEMPS ARE GENERALLY IN THE 80S FOR THE PLAINS.

TONIGHT...WINDS RELAX AFTER SUNSET...BUT DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST AS A
SHORT WAVE RIDGE SLIDES OVR SE CO. WITH CONTINUED NWD PROGRESS OF A
WARM FRONT FROM THE S...COULD SEE SOME LOW CLOUDS OVR THE SE PLAINS
BY LATE TONIGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH CONVECTION OVR THE TX PANHANDLE
AND NE NM. EVEN SOME LIGHT DZ OR AN ISOLD SHWR NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION BY EARLY WED MORN...PRIMARILY NR THE KS AND OK-NM BORDERS.
MOISTER AIR WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 40S WILL MITIGATE THE FIRE WX
THREAT FOR THE SE PLAINS ON WED. DRY AIR WILL STILL PREVAIL W OF
I-25 AND OVR THE N I-25 CORRIDOR...BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER FOR
THESE ZONES. SO...WILL NOT ISSUE ANY FIRE WX HEADLINES AT THIS TIME
BUT FIRE DANGER WILL OBVIOUSLY REMAIN HIGH WITH CONTINUED DROUGHT
AND VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. TEMPS TOMORROW LIKELY TO END UP
IN THE LOWER 90S AS H7 TEMPS RISE TO 16 DEG C OR SO...WITH EXCELLENT
MIXING IN THE AFTERNOON.

LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON...A WEAK LEAD SHORTWAVE ARRIVING FROM THE
SW COULD KICK OFF A FEW STORMS OVR THE SE PLAINS. WITH CAPE IN THE
1000-1500 J/KG RANGE...AND BULK SHEARS FROM 40-50 KTS...THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR A FEW HIGH BASED SUPERCELLS TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY
OVR THE RATON MESA AND NR THE KS-OK BORDERS. OTHERWISE...LOOKS TO
REMAIN DRY. ROSE

.LONG TERM...
(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)

...WARM WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD...
...MORE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ON THURSDAY...

GENERALLY WARM AND DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS BUT WITH POSSIBLE INFLUXES OF MOISTURE DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TO PERHAPS
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AT TIMES.

BECAUSE OF THE DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW...FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL
SURFACE AGAIN ON THURSDAY. SEE FIRE WEATHER SECTION BELOW FOR
DETAILS.

THERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS AS THE DRYLINE THAT MOVES INTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT MEANDERS
ACROSS THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. FIRST ROUND OF STORMS OVER THE
PLAINS WILL START WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ONGOING INTO WEDNESDAY
EVENING. AT ONE TIME...THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAD SOUTHEAST
COLORADO IN THE SLIGHT RISK AREA FOR SEVERE WEATHER. HOWEVER...
THEY HAVE SINCE REVISED THE OUTLOOK TO REMOVE US FROM THE SLIGHT
RISK AREA. SHEAR VALUES LOOK MARGINAL AT THIS POINT.  WE SHOULD
SEE A FEW STORMS WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEVERE CHANCES ARE LOOKING
LOW AT THIS POINT...BUT IN JUNE...I'LL NEVER SAY NEVER. OFTEN
TIMES STORMS CAN MUSTER UP PLENTY OF UPDRAFT STRENGTH FOR SOME
QUARTER SIZE HAIL. STORM CHANCES DECREASE AND SHIFT EASTWARD ON
THURSDAY AS A SHORTWAVE PASSES BY TO OUR NORTHWEST SPREADING
STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ACROSS THE PLAINS. ON FRIDAY...LOW LEVEL
UPSLOPE AND MOISTURE BEGIN TO RETURN...FOR INCREASING STORM
CHANCES ACROSS THE PLAINS AGAIN BY EVENING.

THEN...OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK...A FLAT RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE OVER COLORADO IS FORECAST TO BUILD NORTHWARD ALONG THE
ROCKIES...ALLOWING MOISTURE TO WORK NORTHWARD ACROSS THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA...FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS EVERYWHERE. THE FLOW LOOKS MORE SOUTHERLY AND
LIGHTER DURING THIS TIME...WHICH SHOULD MEAN LESS SHEAR...LESS
SEVERE...AND MORE RAIN.  WE WILL SEE.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE SUMMER LIKE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH
LOTS OF 80S AND 90S (AND EVEN NEAR 100) ACROSS THE PLAINS...70S AND
LOWER 80S HIGH VALLEYS...AND 40S...50S...AND 60S MOUNTAINS. THIS
WILL LEAD TO ESCALATING SNOWMELT AND RISING STREAMS IN THE
MOUNTAINS. SEE HYDROLOGY SECTION BELOW FOR DETAILS. LW

&&

.AVIATION...SOUTH WINDS WILL RELAX AFTER SUNSET THIS EVE...AND WILL
REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT THRU WED MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL AGAIN PICK UP IN INTENSITY LATE WED AFTERNOON. A FEW STRONG TO
SVR STORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE WED AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD STAY S OF
HGWY 50 AND E OF I-25. ALL THREE TAF SITES SHOULD CONTINUE WITH VFR
CONDITIONS. ROSE

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND ALL
OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS FOR THURSDAY. A FAST MOVING
PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL RACE BY TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE AREA...
SPREADING STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO.  ONCE
AGAIN...A COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG WINDS GUSTING INTO
THE 50S...AND HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL RESULT IN HIGH
FIRE DANGER. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM NOON UNTIL
AROUND 9 PM THURSDAY. LW

&&

.HYDROLOGY...SNOWMELT IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...ESCALATING DURING THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PART
OF THE WEEK.  MOUNTAIN RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL START SWELLING AND
RISING AGAIN...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER ABOVE PUEBLO
AND ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER TRIBUTARIES ABOVE SALIDA...WHERE THE
SNOW PACK WAS BEEN HEAVIEST THIS YEAR. LATEST HYDROLOGIC FORECASTS
FROM THE RIVER FORECAST CENTER INDICATE THAT THE ARKANSAS RIVER
NEAR LEADVILLE MAY REACH MINOR FLOOD STAGE THIS WEEKEND. PLEASE
SEE THE LATEST FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION. LOOK FOR WMO HEADER FGUS75 OR YOU CAN VIEW
THE OUTLOOK ON OUR WEB PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/PUB UNDER TOP NEWS OF
THE DAY. LW

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ221-224>237.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR COZ221-222-224>237.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1144 AM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011

COZ058>089-093>099-011745-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
1144 AM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...SOUTHERN
MOUNTAIN AND SAN LUIS VALLEY. EXISTING DRY FUELS IN COMBINATION
WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 25 TO 35
MPH...AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 10 PERCENT WILL CREATE
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF
FIRE SPREAD IF A FIRE STARTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ISOLATED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO EACH DAY. PRIMARY STORM
THREATS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS AND HAZARDOUS LIGHTNING.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...A THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP OVER
THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS...GENERALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 AND SOUTH
OF HIGHWAY 50. A COUPLE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP BY
LATE AFTERNOON...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES
AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL
TO AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER THE PLAINS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

THANKS TO THE EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...PROJECTED VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES...LOW MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS AT
TIMES...NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE REGION FROM WEDNESDAY INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY WITH
THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED ON THURSDAY.

IN ADDITION...RECENT WARM TEMPERATURES ARE MELTING THE SNOW PACK
IN THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ACCELERATE
THIS PROCESS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...ESPECIALLY FROM
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AND THEN AGAIN FROM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.
DUE TO THE PROJECTED VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...HIGH STREAM FLOWS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG MANY COLORADO RIVERS AND STREAMS DURING
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

ALSO...IN SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...THE MOUNTAINS
NORTH OF SALIDA EXPERIENCED WELL ABOVE AVERAGE SNOW PACK THIS
YEAR. CONSEQUENTLY...THE ARKANSAS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARY STREAMS
NORTH OF SALIDA CAN EXPECT TO SEE HIGH STREAM FLOWS AS THE SNOW
PACK MELTS DURING THE COMING DAYS AND WEEKS.

CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN VENTURING IN OR NEAR FAST FLOWING
MOUNTAIN STREAMS DURING THE SNOW MELT RUNOFF SEASON. COLD...FAST
FLOWING WATER CAN POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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