Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 22, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 23, 2012, 3:42 PM MDT for 10 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 24, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 2 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 23, 2012, 3:42 PM MDT (21:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 24, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2012, 9:59 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Boulder County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Grand County, CO, Jackson County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Park County, CO, Summit County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 9:29 PM MDT | HAIL 0.5 | 5 N Wellington, CO | |
| Jun 24, 9:32 PM MDT | HAIL 0.25 | 4 Nne Fort Collins, 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 5068 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
672 WWUS85 KBOU 232142 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 342 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...HOT...DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...DRY LIGHTNING MAY START NEW FIRES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO COLORADO. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. ON SUNDAY...JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO BRING HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. THOSE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...BUT LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL. COZ211>218-240545- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0022.120624T1800Z-120625T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120624T0300Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 342 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS... HIGH VALLEYS...AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DRY WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...HIGH VALLEYS...AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DRY WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...214... 215...216...217 AND 218. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. ON SUNDAY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 15 MPH BY 9 PM THIS EVENING. ON SUNDAY...STRONG AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR ANY SHOWERS AND STORMS. OTHERWISE LIGHTER WINDS WILL PREVAIL WITH A WEAKER PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE REGION. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH ONLY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. THEN LOWERING TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS SUNDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORM COVERAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HIGHEST COVERAGE IN MOUNTAINS. SOME STORMS WILL BE DRY WITH MOST STORMS PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. * IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON ALREADY EXISTING FIRES AND MAKE ANY NEW IGNITIONS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD. NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO LIGHTNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ BARJENBRUCH
5 follow-up statements
874 WWUS85 KBOU 240303 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 903 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...DRY LIGHTNING MAY START NEW FIRES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO COLORADO THROUGH SUNDAY. THE GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING HAVE DECREASED...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ON SUNDAY...JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO BRING HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. HOWEVER...THOSE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...BUT LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL. COZ211>218-241200- /O.CAN.KBOU.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120624T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0022.120624T1800Z-120625T0400Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 903 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...214... 215...216...217 AND 218. * TIMING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH...BUT GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH NEAR ANY SHOWERS AND STORMS THAT DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 15 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORM COVERAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HIGHEST COVERAGE IN MOUNTAINS. SOME STORMS WILL BE DRY WITH MOST STORMS PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO LIGHTNING FROM STORMS PRODUCING LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ BARJENBRUCH
015 WWUS85 KBOU 240954 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 354 AM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE... ...DRY LIGHTNING MAY START NEW FIRES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO COLORADO TODAY. JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD UNDER AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO BRING HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. HOWEVER...THOSE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...BUT LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL. COZ211>218-241800- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0022.120624T1800Z-120625T0400Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 354 AM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS... AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...214... 215...216...217 AND 218. * TIMING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH...GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORM COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HIGHEST COVERAGE IN MOUNTAINS. SOME STORMS WILL BE DRY WITH MOST STORMS PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO LIGHTNING FROM STORMS PRODUCING LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
001 WWUS85 KBOU 241701 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1101 AM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE... ...DRY LIGHTNING MAY START NEW FIRES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO COLORADO TODAY. JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD UNDER AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO BRING HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. HOWEVER...THOSE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...BUT LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL. COZ211>218-250400- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0022.120624T1800Z-120625T0400Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 1101 AM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...214... 215...216...217 AND 218. * TIMING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 14 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORM COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HIGHEST COVERAGE IN MOUNTAINS. SOME STORMS WILL BE DRY WITH MOST STORMS PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO LIGHTNING FROM STORMS PRODUCING LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
271 WWUS85 KBOU 242054 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 254 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE... ...DRY LIGHTNING MAY START NEW FIRES THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO COLORADO THROUGH MONDAY. JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDERNEATH AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO BRING HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER...THOSE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...BUT LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL. COZ211>213-215-217-218-250500- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0023.120625T1700Z-120626T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120625T0400Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 254 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS...AND NORTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...215... 217 AND 218. * TIMING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT...ALONG WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORM COVERAGE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HIGHEST COVERAGE IN THE MOUNTAINS. SOME STORMS WILL BE DRY WITH MOST STORMS PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO LIGHTNING FROM STORMS PRODUCING LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ COZ241-244>251-250500- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0023.120625T1700Z-120626T0300Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- 254 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE AND NORTHEAST PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 241...244...245...246... 247...248...249...250 AND 251. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANY NEW FIRE STARTS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ214-216-250400- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120625T0400Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 254 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR SOUTH PARK AND THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214 AND 216. * TIMING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORM COVERAGE THIS EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST COVERAGE IN PARK COUNTY. SOME STORMS WILL BE DRY WITH MOST STORMS PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...NEW FIRE STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO LIGHTNING FROM STORMS PRODUCING LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ BARJENBRUCH
008 WWUS85 KBOU 250359 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 959 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE... ...DRY LIGHTNING MAY START NEW FIRES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO COLORADO THROUGH MONDAY. JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDERNEATH AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO BRING HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. HOWEVER...THOSE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...BUT LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL. COZ211>213-215-217-218-251200- /O.CAN.KBOU.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120625T0400Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0023.120625T1700Z-120626T0300Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 959 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER WILL ALLOW TONIGHTS RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...215... 217 AND 218. * TIMING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED STORM COVERAGE. SOME STORMS WILL BE DRY WITH MOST STORMS PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO LIGHTNING FROM STORMS PRODUCING LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ COZ214-216-250500- /O.CAN.KBOU.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120625T0400Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 959 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR SOUTH PARK AND THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER WILL ALLOW TONIGHTS RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM. THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. MOST STORMS ON MONDAY SHOULD REMAIN ALONG AND NORTH OF I-70. HOWEVER...RECORD HEAT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. $$ COZ241-244>251-251200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0023.120625T1700Z-120626T0300Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- MORGAN COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- 959 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE AND NORTHEAST PLAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 241...244...245...246... 247...248...249...250 AND 251. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANY NEW FIRE STARTS WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ BARJENBRUCH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 7:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Phillips | 24 min |
| Jun 22, 7:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOU | Logan, Phillips | 47 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.