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Red Flag Warning 31, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 24, 201211 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 24, 2012, 12:41 PM MDT for 11 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 25, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 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 24, 2012, 12:41 PM MDT (18:41 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 25, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 25, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 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, 6.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2012-06-24Temperature 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2012-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -31 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
4183 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 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.

924 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1241 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH
HAINES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT TODAY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227 WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO
COUNTY...

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
UNTIL 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 221 WHICH
INCLUDES LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES...AND TELLER COUNTY AND THE
RAMPART RANGE...

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH
HAINES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY THROUGH 9 PM
MONDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222...AND 225 THROUGH 233.
THIS INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY...EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT
COUNTY...THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...PUEBLO COUNTY...HUERFANO
COUNTY...LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...CROWLEY COUNTY AND OTERO COUNTY.

COZ226-227-251045-
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NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
1241 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES INDICIES AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES INDICIES 
AND DRY FUELS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 80S.

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS 
  TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND 
  SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ221-251045-
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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
1241 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS 
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 221...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221...TELLER
COUNTY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221.

* WINDS FOR TODAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* WINDS FOR TOMORROW...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S.

* LIGHTNING...DRY LIGHTNING EXPECTED TODAY...WITH LESS OF A THREAT
  OF LIGHTING TOMORROW.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY 
  BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONG AND ERRATIC...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH 
  POSSIBLE TODAY.

* IMPACTS...RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ222-225-228>233-251045-
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FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
1241 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR
LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...229... 
  230...231...232 AND 233.

* WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 95 TO 105 OVER THE PLAINS...90S MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR LIKELY IF ANY NEW FIRE 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.

&&

$$

COZ220-250300-
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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-
1241 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 221...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY 
  BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONG AND ERRATIC...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH 
  POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. 

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
746 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
350 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH
HAINES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT TODAY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227 WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO
COUNTY...

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
UNTIL 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 221 WHICH
INCLUDES LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES...AND TELLER COUNTY AND THE
RAMPART RANGE...

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH
HAINES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY THROUGH 9 PM
MONDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222...AND 225 THROUGH 233.
THIS INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY...EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...
THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...PUEBLO COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...LAS
ANIMAS COUNTY...CROWLEY COUNTY AND OTERO COUNTY.

COZ226-227-251400-
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NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
350 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES INDICIES AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES INDICIES
AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227.

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

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 80S.

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS 
  TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND 
  SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ221-251400-
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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
350 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS..LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221.

* WINDS FOR TODAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* WINDS FOR TOMORROW...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 
  MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S.

* LIGHTNING...DRY LIGHTNING EXPECTED TODAY...WITH LESS OF A 
  THREAT OF LIGHTING TOMORROW. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY 
  BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONG AND ERRATIC...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH 
  POSSIBLE TODAY. 

* IMPACTS...RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ220-250300-
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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-
350 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY 
  BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONG AND ERRATIC...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ222-225-228>233-251400-
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FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
350 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...229...230...231...
232 AND 233...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...229... 
  230...231...232 AND 233.

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

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 100S PLAINS...90S MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR LIKELY IF ANY NEW FIRE 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.

&&

$$
954 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
945 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT TODAY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...226 AND 227 WHICH INCLUDES
LAKE...CHAFFEE...TELLER AND EL PASO COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE...

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH
HAINES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY THROUGH 9 PM
MONDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222...AND 225 THROUGH 233.
THIS INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY...EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...
THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...PUEBLO COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...LAS
ANIMAS COUNTY...CROWLEY COUNTY AND OTERO COUNTY...

COZ221-222-225>233-251945-
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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-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-
945 PM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226...227...
228...229...230...231...232 AND 233...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226... 
  227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233.

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

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

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE
  AFTERNOON...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 40 MPH...MAINLY
  OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...EXPLOSIVE AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR LIKELY WITH ANY
  FIRES.

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.

&&

$$
202 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
338 AM MDT MON JUN 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH
HAINES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THROUGH 9 PM TODAY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222...AND 225 THROUGH 233. THIS
INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY...EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY... THE
SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...CUSTER COUNTY...PUEBLO
COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...CROWLEY COUNTY AND
OTERO COUNTY...

COZ221-222-225>233-260145-
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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-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-
338 AM MDT MON JUN 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...
226...227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226... 
  227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS
  TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND
  SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. 

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.

&&

$$
474 
WWUS85 KPUB 252047
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
247 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH
HAINES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM TODAY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222...AND 225 THROUGH 233. THIS INCLUDES
TELLER COUNTY...EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY... THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...CUSTER COUNTY...PUEBLO
COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...CROWLEY COUNTY AND
OTERO COUNTY...

A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTING...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS
IS IN EFFECT FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 223. THIS INCLUDES THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
AND ALL OF THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY.

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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
247 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
DRY LIGHTNING...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER 
ZONES 220 AND 223...     

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY.

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 80S MOUNTAINS AND 90S VALLEYS. 

* LIGHTNING...A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE
  TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN THE WARNING AREA. 

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF ADDITIONAL FIRE STARTS
  TOMORROW DUE TO THE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ACTIVITY. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ221-222-225>233-260300-
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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-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-
247 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FOR 
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226...227...228...229...230...
231...232 AND 233...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226... 
  227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233.

* WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS 
  TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND 
  SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. 

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.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
300 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH
HAINES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM TODAY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222...AND 225 THROUGH 233. THIS INCLUDES
TELLER COUNTY...EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY... THE SANGRE DE
CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...CUSTER COUNTY...PUEBLO
COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...CROWLEY COUNTY AND
OTERO COUNTY...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTING...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS
IS IN EFFECT FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 223. THIS INCLUDES THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
AND ALL OF THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY...

COZ220-223-261315-
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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
300 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
DRY LIGHTNING...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER 
ZONES 220 AND 223...     

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY.

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 80S MOUNTAINS AND 90S VALLEYS. 

* LIGHTNING...A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE
  TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN THE WARNING AREA. 

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF ADDITIONAL FIRE STARTS
  TOMORROW DUE TO THE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ACTIVITY. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ221-222-225>233-260300-
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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-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-
300 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FOR 
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226...227...228...229...230...
231...232 AND 233...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...226... 
  227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233.

* WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS 
  TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND 
  SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. 

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.

&&

$$

HODANISH
684 
WWUS85 KPUB 260312
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
912 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH
HAINES AND DRY FUELS THAT WAS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM TODAY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 222...AND 225 THROUGH 233 INCLUDING TELLER
COUNTY...EL PASO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY... THE SANGRE DE CRISTO
AND WET MOUNTAINS...CUSTER COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY... HUERFANO
COUNTY...LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...CROWLEY COUNTY AND OTERO COUNTY HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTING...HIGH HAINES AND DRY
FUELS IS IN EFFECT FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222 AND 223. THIS INCLUDES THE SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY ALONG WITH
FREMONT COUNTY...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH
HAINES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 226 THROUGH 233. THIS
INCLUDES TELLER...EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY
AND OTERO COUNTIES...

COZ222-261915-
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/O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0032.120626T1800Z-120627T0300Z/
FREMONT COUNTY-
912 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
DRY LIGHTING...LOW HUMID TIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES AND DRY 
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222...

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW 
HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER 
ZONE 222...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTING...LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH
HAINES AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...2 TO 7 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...80 TO 85 IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...95 TO 100 IN
  THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* LIGHTNING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF LIGHTNING WITH
  VERY LITTLE RAINFALL TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN
  THE WARNING AREA.

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS
  TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND
  SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES.  THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE
  OF ADDITIONAL FIRE STARTS TOMORROW DUE TO THE CLOUD TO GROUND
  LIGHTNING ACTIVITY.

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.

&&

$$

COZ221-226>233-261915-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120626T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0032.120626T1800Z-120627T0300Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART 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-
912 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 221...226...227...228...229...230...231...232 AND
233...

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY 
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232 AND
233...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY
FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226...227...228... 
  229...230...231...232 AND 233.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...2 TO 7 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...80S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...90 TO 100 IN THE
  LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* LIGHTNING...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA MAY PRODUCE
  OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH LITTLE
  PRECIPITATION.

* HAINES...6.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS
  TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND
  SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. IN ADDITION...LIGHTNING
  MAY ALSO CAUSE FIRE STARTS UNDER DRY THUNDERSTORMS.

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.

&&

$$

COZ225-260415-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120626T0300Z/
SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
912 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW 
HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONE 225...

HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT HOWEVER 
WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED ACROSS THE REGION. GIVEN THAT WINDS HAVE
SUBSIDED ACROSS THE AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.

$$

COZ220-223-261915-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.120626T1800Z-120627T0300Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
912 PM MDT MON JUN 25 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR DRY LIGHTING...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 223...

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

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S.

* LIGHTNING...A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF LIGHTNING WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN THE WARNING 
  AREA. 

* HAINES...5.

* IMPACTS...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF ADDITIONAL FIRE STARTS 
  TOMORROW DUE TO THE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ACTIVITY. 

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.

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Jun 24, 3:27 AM MDTRed Flag WarningPUBChaffee, El Paso, Lake, Teller18 hr

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Sources

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