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Red Flag Warning 27, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 18, 201215 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 18, 2012, 3:25 PM MDT for 15 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 19, 2012, 3:25 AM MDT. It was in force for 18 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
Jun 18, 2012, 3:25 PM MDT (21:25 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 19, 2012, 3:25 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 19, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
18 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, Mineral County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 281 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, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2012-06-18Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2012-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 120 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
5895 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

949 
WWUS85 KPUB 182125
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
325 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...
HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2100 TODAY...FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 225...WHICH INCLUDES THE
MOUNTAINS...SAN LUIS VALLEY AND FREMONT COUNTY...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY
WINDS...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FROM 
1000 UNTIL 2100 TUESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...223...224
AND 225...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN SAN
JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET
MOUNTAINS AND LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY
WINDS... HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FOR
TUESDAY FROM 1000 TO 2100...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND
222...WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY...THE RAMPART RANGE AND FREMONT
COUNTY...

COZ220-223>225-191330-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0018.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0027.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
325 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES INDICES
AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...
224 AND 225...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...223...224 AND 225...

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 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...223...224 AND 225.

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

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
  FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. ANY NEW FIRE
  STARTS OR ONGOING FIRES WILL LIKELY EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE
  BEHAVIOR AND RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH TODAY. 

* 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.

&&

$$

COZ221-222-191330-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0018.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-
325 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES INDICES
AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
  FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. ANY NEW FIRE
  STARTS OR ONGOING FIRES WILL LIKELY EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE
  BEHAVIOR AND RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH TODAY. 

* 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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
951 
WWUS85 KPUB 190235
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
835 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...
HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS WILL EXPIRE AT 2100 THIS 
EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 225...WHICH INCLUDES
THE MOUNTAINS...SAN LUIS VALLEY AND FREMONT COUNTY...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...
HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FROM 1000 UNTIL
2100 TUESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...223...224 AND 225...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA
GARITA MOUNTAINS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND
LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY
WINDS... HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FOR
TUESDAY FROM 1000 TO 2100...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222...
WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY...THE RAMPART RANGE AND FREMONT
COUNTY...

COZ220-223>225-191845-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0027.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
835 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...223...224 AND 225... 

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 220...223...224 AND 225...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...223...224 AND 225.

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

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
  FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. ANY NEW FIRE
  STARTS OR ONGOING FIRES WILL LIKELY EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE
  BEHAVIOR AND RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH ON TUESDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

COZ221-222-191845-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0018.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-
835 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222...

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
 FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE 
  DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. ANY 
  NEW FIRE STARTS OR ONGOING FIRES WILL LIKELY EXHIBIT EXTREME 
  FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH TODAY. 

* HAINES...6.

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.

&&

$$
986 
WWUS85 KPUB 190308
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
908 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...
HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FROM 1000 UNTIL
2100 TUESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...223...224 AND 225...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA
GARITA MOUNTAINS...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND
LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY
WINDS... HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FOR
TUESDAY FROM 1000 TO 2100...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222...
WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY...THE RAMPART RANGE AND FREMONT
COUNTY...

COZ220-223>225-191915-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0027.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
908 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...223...224 AND 225...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...223...224 AND 225.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE 
  DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. ANY 
  NEW FIRE STARTS OR ONGOING FIRES WILL LIKELY EXHIBIT EXTREME 
  FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH ON TUESDAY. 

* 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.

&&

$$

COZ221-222-191915-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0018.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-
908 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
  FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. ANY NEW FIRE
  STARTS OR ONGOING FIRES WILL LIKELY EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE
  BEHAVIOR AND RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH ON TUESDAY.

* HAINES...6.

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.

&&

$$
316 
WWUS85 KPUB 190925
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
325 AM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...
HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FROM 0300 UNTIL
2100 TODAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...AND 225...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...PIKES PEAK
AND THE RAMPART RANGE...AND LAKE...CHAFFEE AND FREMONT COUNTIES...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY
WINDS...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS REMAINS IN AFFECT FROM
1000 UNTIL 2100 TODAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 223 AND 224...WHICH
INCLUDES THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE SAN
LUIS VALLEY...

COZ221-222-200130-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0018.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KPUB.FW.W.0027.120619T0925Z-120620T0300Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-
325 AM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222...

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 UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE 
  DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. ANY 
  NEW FIRE STARTS OR ONGOING FIRES WILL LIKELY EXHIBIT EXTREME 
  FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH ON TUESDAY. 

* 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.

&&

$$

COZ220-225-200130-
/O.EXT.KPUB.FW.W.0027.120619T0925Z-120620T0300Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
325 AM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...223...224 AND 225...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 225.

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

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE 
  DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. ANY 
  NEW FIRE STARTS OR ONGOING FIRES WILL LIKELY EXHIBIT EXTREME 
  FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH ON TUESDAY. 

* 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.

&&

$$

COZ223-224-200130-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0027.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
SAN LUIS VALLEY-
325 AM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...223...224 AND
225...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 223 AND 224.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE 
  DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. ANY 
  NEW FIRE STARTS OR ONGOING FIRES WILL LIKELY EXHIBIT EXTREME 
  FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH ON TUESDAY. 

* 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.

&&

$$
297 
WWUS85 KPUB 192111
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
311 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...
HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2100 TODAY...
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...224...AND 225...
WHICH INCLUDES THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...PIKES PEAK
AND THE RAMPART RANGE...LAKE...CHAFFEE AND FREMONT COUNTIES...
THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS AND THE SAN
LUIS VALLEY...


COZ220>225-200300-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
FREMONT COUNTY-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
311 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...224 AND 225...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223... 
  224 AND 225.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE 
  DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. ANY 
  NEW FIRE STARTS OR ONGOING FIRES WILL LIKELY EXHIBIT EXTREME 
  FIRE BEHAVIOR AND RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH ON TUESDAY. 

* 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 HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
827 
WWUS85 KPUB 200242
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
842 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...224 AND 225...

COZ220>225-200345-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
FREMONT COUNTY-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
842 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR 
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...224 AND 225. THIS
INCLUDES THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THE SAN
LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...THE PIKES PEAK REGION AND
FREMONT COUNTY. 

$$

HODANISH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 3:49 AM MDTFire Weather WatchPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more24 hr

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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.