Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 5, 2012, 3:48 AM MDT for 5 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 6, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 1 report 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
- Apr 5, 2012, 3:48 AM MDT (09:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 190 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2:07 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 S Alamosa, CO | VISIBILITY 3/4 SM BLOWING DUST |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 279 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
- 2859 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
178 WWUS85 KPUB 050948 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 348 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...1100 THROUGH 2000 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... COZ224-060200- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0008.120406T1700Z-120407T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0014.120406T1700Z-120407T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 348 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
626 WWUS85 KPUB 052100 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 300 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...1100 THROUGH 2000 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... COZ224-061300- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0014.120406T1700Z-120407T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 300 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
027 WWUS85 KPUB 061207 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 607 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FROM 1100 TO 2000 LOCAL TIME TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... COZ224-070200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0014.120406T1700Z-120407T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 607 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * 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 HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
596 WWUS85 KPUB 062103 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 303 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS UNTIL 2000 LOCAL TIME TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... COZ224-070200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120407T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 303 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRE STARTS... EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR...AND RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
398 WWUS85 KPUB 070146 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 746 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... COZ224-070300- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120407T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 746 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA AND THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM. $$
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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.