Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 54, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 4, 2011, 3:47 AM MDT for 5 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 4, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Jun 4, 2011, 3:47 AM MDT (09:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 4, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2011, 6:41 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 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 09:50 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 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 279 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 5399 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
594 WWUS85 KPUB 040947 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 347 AM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM 12 NOON UNTIL 7 PM...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR DRY LIGHTNING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237...THIS INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...ALL OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS. COZ224-050200- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0054.110604T1800Z-110605T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0040.110606T1800Z-110607T0300Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 347 AM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUE FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...FOR TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...FOR TODAY...8 TO 12%. * THUNDERSTORMS...DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY. * 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. && $$ COZ221-222-225>237-050200- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0040.110606T1800Z-110607T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 347 AM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221... 222...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDE SPREAD DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HODANISH
3 follow-up statements
185 WWUS85 KPUB 040952 CCA RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 349 AM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM 12 NOON UNTIL 7 PM...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR DRY LIGHTNING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...ALL OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS... COZ224-050215- /O.COR.KPUB.FW.W.0054.110604T1800Z-110605T0100Z/ /O.COR.KPUB.FW.A.0040.110606T1800Z-110607T0300Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 349 AM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUE FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED AS WELL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...FOR TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...FOR TODAY...8 TO 12%. * THUNDERSTORMS...DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY. * 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. && $$ COZ221-222-225>237-050215- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0040.110606T1800Z-110607T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 349 AM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221... 222...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDE SPREAD DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HODANISH
062 WWUS85 KPUB 042123 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 323 PM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM 12 NOON UNTIL 7 PM...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DRY LIGHTNING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222... AND 224...THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS... COZ224-051330- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-110605T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0040.110606T1800Z-110607T0300Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 323 PM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MDT TODAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED AS WELL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WIND...FOR TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...FOR TODAY...8 TO 12%. * THUNDERSTORMS...DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START TODAY. LIGHTNING CAUSED WILD FIRE STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ COZ221-222-225>237-051330- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0040.110606T1800Z-110607T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 323 PM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDESPREAD DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
209 WWUS85 KPUB 050041 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 641 PM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DRY LIGHTNING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221... 222... AND 224...THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS... COZ224-051645- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-110605T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0040.110606T1800Z-110607T0300Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 641 PM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * THUNDERSTORMS...DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING CAUSED WILD FIRE STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ COZ221-222-225>237-051645- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0040.110606T1800Z-110607T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 641 PM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDESPREAD DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY COULD CAUSE NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 3:47 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 36 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:01 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | PUB | Lake | 58 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 3:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 4:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 47 min |
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.