Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 31, 2012, 2:35 PM MDT for 20 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 1, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 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 31, 2012, 2:35 PM MDT (20:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 2691 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ COZ228>237-011245- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0007.120401T1700Z-120402T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0013.120401T1700Z-120402T0200Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 235 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231... 232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE SHOULD START. * HAINES...6. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
5 follow-up statements
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. && $$ COZ228>237-011700- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.120401T1700Z-120402T0200Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 652 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231... 232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE SHOULD START. * HAINES...6. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
200 WWUS85 KPUB 010111 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 711 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>237-011715- /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-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 711 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 THROUGH 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224... 225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235... 236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 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...5 OR 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. && $$
062 WWUS85 KPUB 010949 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 349 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES VALUES...AND DRY FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY... FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 222 AND 224 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO EXCEPT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS... COZ220>222-224>237-020200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.120401T1700Z-120402T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE- FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 349 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH HAINES VALUES...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224... 225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235... 236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE SHOULD START. * HAINES...5 OR 6. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SR
072 WWUS85 KPUB 012101 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 301 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES VALUES...AND DRY FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING...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>237-020200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-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-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 301 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH HAINES VALUES... FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 222...AND 224 THROUGH 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224... 225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235... 236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 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. && $$
834 WWUS85 KPUB 020144 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 744 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... COZ220>222-224>237-020245- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120402T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE- FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 744 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224...225...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA AND THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM. $$
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.