Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 10, 2012, 2:49 PM MDT for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 11, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Apr 10, 2012, 2:49 PM MDT (20:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 11, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Lake County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 247 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
- 3432 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
274 WWUS85 KPUB 102049 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 249 PM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY... ...A FIRE WEATHER HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224 AND 225...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF TELLER AND FREMONT COUNTIES... COZ220-224-111300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0009.120411T1800Z-120412T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0015.120411T1800Z-120412T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0010.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 249 PM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 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 NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A NEW FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY. * WINDS...THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. ON FRIDAY...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 8-12 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ221-222-225-111300- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0010.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 249 PM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 225... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 225...WHICH INCLUDE ALL OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET AND ALL OF TELLER AND FREMONT COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8-12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
173 WWUS85 KPUB 102055 CCA RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 255 PM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224 AND 225...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF TELLER AND FREMONT COUNTIES... COZ220-224-111315- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0009.120411T1800Z-120412T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0015.120411T1800Z-120412T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0010.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 255 PM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 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 NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A NEW FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY. * WINDS...THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. ON FRIDAY...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 8-12 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ221-222-225-111315- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0010.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 255 PM MDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 225... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 225...WHICH INCLUDE ALL OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS BELOW 9000 FEET AND ALL OF TELLER AND FREMONT COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8-12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
660 WWUS85 KPUB 111027 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 427 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 1200 TO 2000 LOCAL TIME TODAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...224 AND 225...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF TELLER AND FREMONT COUNTIES... COZ220-224-120230- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.120411T1800Z-120412T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0010.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 427 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD TODAY...AND LIKELY AGAIN ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ COZ221-222-225-120230- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0010.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 427 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 225... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 225. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ON THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
424 WWUS85 KPUB 112047 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 247 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 1200 TO 2000 LOCAL TIME TODAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NOON THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 8 PM THURSDAY EVENING LOCAL TIME FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...AND 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY...AND FREMONT COUNTIES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... COZ221-225-112200- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0010.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 247 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ COZ224-121300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0010.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0016.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0011.120413T1800Z-120414T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120412T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 247 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 50S. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD TODAY... AND LIKELY AGAIN ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ220-121300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0010.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0016.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120412T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY- 247 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. 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 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 50S. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD TODAY... AND LIKELY AGAIN ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ COZ222-121300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0010.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0016.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY- 247 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 60S. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
384 WWUS85 KPUB 120138 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 738 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2000 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NOON THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 8 PM THURSDAY EVENING LOCAL TIME FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...AND 224... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY... AND FREMONT COUNTIES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... COZ224-121745- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120412T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0011.120413T1800Z-120414T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 738 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING 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 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 40S. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD TODAY... AND LIKELY AGAIN ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. 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. && $$ COZ220-121745- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120412T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY- 738 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 30S. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD TODAY... AND LIKELY AGAIN ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ222-121745- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY- 738 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 4:50 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | PUB | El Paso | 4 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:49 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 8 more | 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.