Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 11, 2012, 2:47 PM MDT for 12 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 12, 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 11, 2012, 2:47 PM MDT (20:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 12, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 12, 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, Custer 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
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:48 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 286 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
- 2957 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ COZ222-121300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0010.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0016.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY- 247 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 60S. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
5 follow-up statements
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. && $$
054 WWUS85 KPUB 120212 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 812 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NOON THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 8 PM THURSDAY EVENING LOCAL TIME FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...AND 224... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY... AND FREMONT COUNTIES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... COZ224-121815- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0011.120413T1800Z-120414T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 812 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 40S. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD TODAY... AND LIKELY AGAIN ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ220-222-121815- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY- 812 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 222... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 222. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 50. * 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. && $$
728 WWUS85 KPUB 121027 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 427 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON THROUGH 2000 LOCAL TIME TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224 AND 225... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...AND THE WETS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... COZ225-130200- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0016.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 427 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ224-130230- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0011.120413T1800Z-120414T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 427 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD TODAY... AND LIKELY AGAIN ON 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. && $$ COZ220-222-130200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.120412T1800Z-120413T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY- 427 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 222... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 222. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
757 WWUS85 KPUB 122032 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 232 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THROUGH 2000 LOCAL TIME TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224 AND 225... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...AND THE WETS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NOON FRIDAY THROUGH 2000 LOCAL TIME FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... COZ224-131245- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0011.120413T1800Z-120414T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0017.120413T1800Z-120414T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120413T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 232 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON 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 NOON 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 UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 50S. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD TODAY... AND AGAIN ON 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. && $$ COZ220-222-225-130200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120413T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 232 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 222... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222 AND 225. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
492 WWUS85 KPUB 130139 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 739 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224 AND 225... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...AND THE WETS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NOON FRIDAY THROUGH 2000 LOCAL TIME FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... COZ224-131745- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120413T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0017.120413T1800Z-120414T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 739 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY 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 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 50S. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD ON 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. && $$ COZ220-222-225-130245- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120413T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 739 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222 AND 225. THIS INCLUDES THE UPPER ARKANSAS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...AND THE WETS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... $$ HODANISH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Las Animas | 37 min |
| Apr 11, 2:47 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 24 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Crowley, Otero, Pueblo | 32 min |
| Apr 11, 3:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 40 min |
| Apr 11, 4:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas, Otero | 48 min |
| Apr 11, 5:01 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 44 min |
| Apr 11, 5:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Las Animas | 47 min |
| Apr 11, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PUB | Baca, Las Animas | 25 min |
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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.