Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 74, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Oct 4, 2011, 4:27 AM MDT for 6 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Oct 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
- Oct 4, 2011, 4:27 AM MDT (10:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 4, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2011, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:28 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3257 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
650 WWUS85 KPUB 041027 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 427 AM MDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON TO 7 PM TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235...236...AND 237 WHICH INCLUDES KIOWA...BENT... PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ234>237-050100- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0074.111004T1800Z-111005T0100Z/ KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 427 AM MDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH 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. && $$ STARK
3 follow-up statements
381 WWUS85 KPUB 041959 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 159 PM MDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS...UNTIL 7 PM TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...234...235...236...AND 237 WHICH INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ231-232-050100- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0074.000000T0000Z-111005T0100Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- 159 PM MDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231 AND 232... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231 AND 232. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ234>237-050100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0074.000000T0000Z-111005T0100Z/ KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 159 PM MDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235...236 AND 237... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH 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. && $$
466 WWUS85 KPUB 042114 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 314 PM MDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS...UNTIL 7 PM TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...234...235...236...AND 237 WHICH INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ231-232-234>237-050100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0074.000000T0000Z-111005T0100Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 314 PM MDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...234...235...236 AND 237... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232 AND 234 THROUGH 237. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
741 WWUS85 KPUB 050037 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 637 PM MDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...234... 235...236 AND 237...WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM... COZ231-232-234>237-050145- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0074.000000T0000Z-111005T0100Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 637 PM MDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232 ...234...235...236 AND 237... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ HODANISH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 4:20 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Chaffee, Conejos, Lake, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache | 24 hr |
Nearby
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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.