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Red Flag Warning 70, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 27, 201112 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 27, 2011, 3:16 PM MDT for 12 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 28, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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 27, 2011, 3:16 PM MDT (21:16 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 28, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 28, 2011, 8:53 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 286 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 2011-06-27Temperature 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 km15 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 2011-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -36 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3164 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
9 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
316 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
LEVELS...HIGH HAINES VALUES AND DRY FUELS...THROUGH 8 PM THIS
EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY...

...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES...HIGH HAINES VALUES...AND DRY LIGHTNING FROM 11
AM THROUGH 9 PM TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220...222...224...225...229...230...AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE
SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...CHAFFEE...LAKE...AND FREMONT COUNTIES...AND
THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR AND NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE RATON
RIDGE...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES...HIGH HAINES VALUES...AND DRY LIGHTNING FROM 11
AM THROUGH 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220...222...224...225...229...230...AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE
SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET
MOUNTAIN VALLEY...CHAFFEE...LAKE...AND FREMONT COUNTIES...AND THE
SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR AND NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE RATON RIDGE...

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SAN LUIS VALLEY-
316 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES
INDICES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES
IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8-15 PERCENT.

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE 
  BEHAVIOR AND 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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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
316 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...225...229...230 AND 233...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...225...
229...230 AND 233...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES
INDICES AND ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM
MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH
HAINES INDICES AND DRY LIGHTNING IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...225...229... 
  230 AND 233.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8-15 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY LIGHTNING WILL
  BE POSSIBLE BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS...PARTICULARLY
  IN AND NEAR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY...AND ACROSS THE
  CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ON WEDNESDAY.

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR
  AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD IF A FIRE SHOULD
  START. IN ADDITION...DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
  AND WEDNESDAY WHICH COULD CAUSE WILD FIRE STARTS.  

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
902 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR TONIGHT HAS
EXPIRED...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES...HIGH HAINES VALUES...AND DRY LIGHTNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM THROUGH 9 PM TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...
224...225...229...230...AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN
VALLEY...CHAFFEE...LAKE...AND FREMONT COUNTIES...AND THE SOUTHERN
I-25 CORRIDOR AND NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE RATON RIDGE...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY
VALUES...HIGH HAINES VALUES...AND DRY LIGHTNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 AM THROUGH 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...
224...225...229...230...AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN
VALLEY...CHAFFEE...LAKE...AND FREMONT COUNTIES...AND THE SOUTHERN
I-25 CORRIDOR AND NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE RATON RIDGE...

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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
902 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES
INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...225...229...230 AND
233...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...
222...225...229...230 AND 233...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR TONIGHT HAS
EXPIRED.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...225...229... 
  230 AND 233. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY LIGHTNING 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS... 
  PARTICULARLY IN AND NEAR THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY... 
  AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ON WEDNESDAY. 

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE 
  BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD IF A FIRE 
  SHOULD START. IN ADDITION...DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WHICH COULD CAUSE WILD FIRE STARTS. 

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
435 AM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES...AND DRY LIGHTNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9
PM MDT TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...225...
229...230 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...LAKE...CHAFFEE...FREMONT
CUSTER...HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES...AND DRY LIGHTNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM
MDT WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...225...
229...230 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...LAKE...CHAFFEE...FREMONT
CUSTER...HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES...AND DRY LIGHTNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM
MDT THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 222 AND 224
THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...LAKE AND CHAFFEE
COUNTIES...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS...

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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
435 AM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES...AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...
225...229...230 AND 233... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES...AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...
225...229...230 AND 233... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES...
AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...
225...229...230 AND 233...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM MDT TODAY...CONTINUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...AND ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY LIGHTNING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...225...229... 
  230 AND 233. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
  THROUGH THURSDAY.

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE STARTS...EXTREME
  FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD.

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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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
435 AM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES...
AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226...227...
228...231...232...234...235...236 AND 237...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES...AND DRY
LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226...227...228... 
  231...232...234...235...236 AND 237.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
  THROUGH THURSDAY.

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE STARTS...EXTREME
  FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD.

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.

&&

$$

LW
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
441 AM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES...AND DRY LIGHTNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9
PM MDT TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...225...
229...230 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...LAKE...CHAFFEE...FREMONT
CUSTER...HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES...AND DRY LIGHTNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM
MDT WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...225...
229...230 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...LAKE...CHAFFEE...FREMONT
CUSTER...HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES...AND DRY LIGHTNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM
MDT THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 222 AND 224
THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...LAKE AND CHAFFEE
COUNTIES...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS...

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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
441 AM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES...AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...
225...229...230 AND 233... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES...AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...
225...229...230 AND 233... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES...
AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...
225...229...230 AND 233...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM MDT TODAY...CONTINUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...AND ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY LIGHTNING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...225...229... 
  230 AND 233. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
  THROUGH THURSDAY.

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE STARTS...EXTREME
  FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD.

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.

&&

$$

COZ221-226>228-231-232-234>237-290300-
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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
441 AM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES...
AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226...227...
228...231...232...234...235...236 AND 237...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES...AND DRY
LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226...227...228... 
  231...232...234...235...236 AND 237.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE STARTS...EXTREME
  FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD.

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.

&&

$$

LW
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WWUS85 KPUB 282037
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
237 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES...AND DRY LIGHTNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TODAY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...225... 229...230 AND
233...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
AND WET MOUNTAINS...LAKE...CHAFFEE...FREMONT...CUSTER...HUERFANO AND
LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES...AND DRY LIGHTNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224...225...226
229...230...233 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...
LAKE...CHAFFEE...FREMONT...TELLER...NORTHERN EL PASO...HUERFANO
...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES...AND DRY LIGHTNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9
PM MDT THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 222 AND 224
THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...LAKE AND CHAFFEE
COUNTIES...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS...

COZ220-222-224-225-229-230-233-291245-
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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
237 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES
AND DRY LIGHTNING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...
225...229...230 AND 233...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES...AND
DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...225...229...
230 AND 233...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...225...229...230 AND 233...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES
INDICES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...225...229... 
  230 AND 233. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS
  EVENING AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 15 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE STARTS... 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND 
  SPREAD. 

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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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
237 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES 
AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226 AND 237...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES...AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 221...226 AND 237...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES
INDICES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226...227...228... 
  231...232...234...235...236 AND 237. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH FOR
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 15 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE STARTS... 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND 
  SPREAD. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ227-228-231-232-234>236-291245-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0052.110630T1700Z-110701T0300Z/
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-
237 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...
228...231...232...234...235 AND 236...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226...227...228... 
  231...232...234...235...236 AND 237. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT.

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE
  BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD.

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.

&&

$$
744 
WWUS85 KPUB 290253
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
853 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES...AND DRY LIGHTNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM
MDT WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224...
225...226...229...230...233 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN
VALLEY...LAKE...CHAFFEE...FREMONT...TELLER...NORTHERN EL PASO...
HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES...AND DRY LIGHTNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 222
AND 224 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...LAKE AND
CHAFFEE COUNTIES...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND
PLAINS...

COZ220-222-224-225-229-230-233-291900-
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/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0071.110629T1700Z-110630T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0052.110630T1700Z-110701T0300Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
853 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH
HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...225...
229...230 AND 233...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...
222...224...225...229...230 AND 233...
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...225...
  229...230 AND 233.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE
  WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE STARTS... 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND 
  SPREAD. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ221-226-237-291900-
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/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0052.110630T1700Z-110701T0300Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
853 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH
HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226 AND 237...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...
226 AND 237...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226 AND 237.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE
  WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE STARTS... 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND 
  SPREAD. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ227-228-231-232-234>236-291900-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0052.110630T1700Z-110701T0300Z/
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-
853 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...
228...231...232...234...235 AND 236...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...231...232...
  234...235 AND 236.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE 
  BEHAVIOR AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 

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
Jun 27, 3:16 PM MDTFire Weather WatchPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 6 more23 hr
Jun 27, 4:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBLas Animas44 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.