Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2012

Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Pueblo, CO

March 30, 201214 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 30, 2012, 2:43 PM MDT for 14 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 31, 2012, 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
Mar 30, 2012, 2:43 PM MDT (20:43 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 31, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Mar 31, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso 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, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 278 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 2012-03-30Temperature 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 2012-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 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
3085 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

916 
WWUS85 KPUB 302043
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
243 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 220 THROUGH 222 AND 224 THROUGH 227...WHICH INCLUDES THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...TELLER COUNTY...EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT
COUNTY...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND
DRY FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 220 THROUGH 222 AND 224 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF
SOUTH CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO EXCEPT FOR THE
EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...

COZ237-311245-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0006.120331T1800Z-120401T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0007.120401T1700Z-120402T0100Z/
BACA COUNTY-
243 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SATURDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY BUT CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR
SATURDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH SUNDAY.

* TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE 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.

&&

$$

COZ220>222-224>227-311245-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0006.120331T1800Z-120401T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0012.120331T1800Z-120401T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0007.120401T1700Z-120402T0100Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
243 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220...221...222...224...225...226 AND 227...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224...225...226 AND
227...

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 TO 7 PM MDT SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT ON SUNDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224... 
  225...226 AND 227.

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

* TIMING...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE 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.

&&

$$

COZ228>236-311245-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0007.120401T1700Z-120402T0100Z/
PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-
243 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...
235 AND 236...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231... 
  232...233...234...235 AND 236.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
179 
WWUS85 KPUB 311007
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
407 AM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220
THROUGH 222 AND 224 THROUGH 227...WHICH INCLUDES THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...TELLER COUNTY...EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...THE
SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220
THROUGH 222 AND 224 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF SOUTH
CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO EXCEPT FOR THE
EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...

COZ220>222-224>227-010215-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.120331T1800Z-120401T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0007.120401T1700Z-120402T0100Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
407 AM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224...225...226 AND 227...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224...225...226 AND
227...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224... 
  225...226 AND 227.

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

* TIMING...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE 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.

&&

$$

COZ228>237-010215-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0007.120401T1700Z-120402T0100Z/
PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
407 AM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...
235 AND 236...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231... 
  232...233...234...235...236 AND 237.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE 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.

&&

$$
285 
WWUS85 KPUB 312035
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
235 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220
THROUGH 222 AND 224 THROUGH 227...WHICH INCLUDES THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...TELLER COUNTY...EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...THE
SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES VALUES...AND DRY FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH
222 AND 224 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST COLORADO EXCEPT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS...

COZ220>222-224>227-011245-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0007.120401T1700Z-120402T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0013.120401T1700Z-120402T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120401T0100Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
235 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220...221...222...224...225...226 AND 227...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224...225...226 AND 227...

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 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224... 
  225...226 AND 227.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST 15 TO
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ON SUNDAY.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE 
  SHOULD START. 

* HAINES...5.

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.

&&

$$

COZ228>237-011245-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0007.120401T1700Z-120402T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0013.120401T1700Z-120402T0200Z/
PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
235 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...
235...236 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 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231... 
  232...233...234...235...236 AND 237.

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

* TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE 
  SHOULD START. 

* HAINES...6.

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.

&&

$$
179 
WWUS85 KPUB 010052
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
652 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES VALUES...AND DRY FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY...
FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 222 AND
224 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
COLORADO EXCEPT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA
MOUNTAINS...

COZ220>222-224>227-011700-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120401T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.120401T1700Z-120402T0200Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
652 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH HAINES VALUES...
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224...225...226 AND 227...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220...221...222...224...225...226 AND 227...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224... 
  225...226 AND 227.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE 
  SHOULD START. 

* HAINES...5.

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.

&&

$$

COZ228>237-011700-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.120401T1700Z-120402T0200Z/
PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
652 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES
INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231...232...
233...234...235...236 AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231... 
  232...233...234...235...236 AND 237.

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

* TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE 
  SHOULD START. 

* HAINES...6.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 4:21 AM MDTFire Weather WatchPUBAlamosa, Baca, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer and 9 more10 hr
Mar 30, 4:21 AM MDTFire Weather WatchPUBAlamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 14 more34 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.