Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011

Red Flag Warning 52, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 1, 201118 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 1, 2011, 3:20 PM MDT for 18 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 2, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 1, 2011, 3:20 PM MDT (21:20 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 2, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jun 2, 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, Fremont 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 radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 2, 2:33 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 625 Ene Peyton, COAPRSWXNET SITE DW5745
Jun 2, 3:54 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 586 S Colorado City, COCDOT SENSOR APACHE CITY
Jun 2, 3:58 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 605 Ese Wetmore, CORED CREEK RAWS SITE
Jun 2, 5:09 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 594 W Lamar, CO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 243 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2011-06-01Temperature 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2011-06-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 160 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
3874 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
234 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
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...

COZ222-224-226>228-021330-
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/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0052.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/
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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.

&&

$$

COZ221-225-229>233-021330-
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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.

&&

$$

COZ234>237-021330-
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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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
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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.

&&

$$

COZ221-225-229>233-021800-
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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.

&&

$$

COZ234>237-021800-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0038.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/
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.

&&

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

...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...

COZ221-222-224>233-021830-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0052.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-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-
820 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...222...224...225...226...227...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 9 PM MDT THURSDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...
  226...227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233. 

* 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.

&&

$$

COZ234>237-021830-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0038.110602T1800Z-110603T0300Z/
KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
820 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.

&&

$$
855 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
348 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES
AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM TODAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY...ALL OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE EASTERN
PLAINS...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES
AND DRY FUELS...FROM 10 AM UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 233...AND 236 AND 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE
SAN LUIS VALLEY...ALL OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE
EASTERN PLAINS EXCEPT KIOWA COUNTY AND PROWERS COUNTY. 


COZ235-237-030200-
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BENT COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
348 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
235 AND 237...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 235 AND 237...

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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR TOMORROW. THIS
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING.

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

* WIND...FOR TODAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH. FOR TOMORROW...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...TODAY...HUMIDITY VALUES 5 TO 10 PERCENT...FOR
  TOMORROW 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR MAY 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.

&&

$$

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KIOWA COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-
348 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
234 AND 236...

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. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

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

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR MAY 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.

&&

$$

COZ221-222-224>233-030200-
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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-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-
348 AM MDT THU JUN 2 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...222...224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...
232 AND 233...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...
232 AND 233...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225
  ...226...227...228...229...230...231...232  AND 233...

* WIND...FOR TODAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH. FOR TOMORROW...FOR THE PLAINS ZONES...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
  15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. FOR TOMORROW IN THE MOUNTAIN
  ZONES...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 T0 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...TODAY...HUMIDITY VALUES 5 TO 10 PERCENT...FOR
  TOMORROW 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR MAY 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.

&&

$$

HODANISH
662 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
325 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES
AND DRY FUELS...UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY...ALL OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE EASTERN
PLAINS...

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES
AND DRY FUELS...FROM 10 AM UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
221...222...224 AND 225...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND FREMONT COUNTY...

COZ226>233-235-237-030300-
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NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-
HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-
OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
325 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...
227...228...229...230...231...232...233...235 AND 237...


* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...
  230...231...232...233...235 AND 237. 

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  THROUGH THE EVENING.

* HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY VALUES 5 TO 10 PERCENT. 

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR MAY 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.

&&

$$

COZ221-222-224-225-031330-
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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
325 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...
222...224 AND 225...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...
224 AND 225...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224 AND 225. 

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  THROUGH THE EVENING. FOR TOMORROW...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 T0 25 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...TODAY...HUMIDITY VALUES 5 TO 10 PERCENT...FOR 
  TOMORROW 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR MAY 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.

&&

$$

COZ234-236-030300-
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KIOWA COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-
325 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234 AND
236...

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

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR MAY 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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
842 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221...222...AND 224 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE
SAN LUIS VALLEY...ALL OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE
EASTERN PLAINS...

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM 10 AM UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY...FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224 AND 225...WHICH INCLUDES THE
SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY
AND FREMONT COUNTY...

COZ221-222-224-225-031845-
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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
842 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
221...222...224 AND 225...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...
224 AND 225...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224 AND 225. 

* WIND..ON FRIDAY SOUTHWEST AT 20 T0 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR MAY 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.

&&

$$

COZ226>237-030345-
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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-
842 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...
233...234...235...236 AND 237...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 8:47 PM MDTRed Flag WarningPUBAlamosa, Conejos, Costilla, El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo and 2 more23 hr
Jun 1, 9:15 AM MDTRiver Flood WatchPUBLake3 days
Jun 1, 2:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Otero, Pueblo58 min
Jun 1, 3:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas41 min
Jun 1, 3:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBent, Kiowa, Otero61 min
Jun 1, 4:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas33 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.