Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 35, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Aug 28, 2012, 2:45 PM MDT for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Aug 29, 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
- Aug 28, 2012, 2:45 PM MDT (20:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 29, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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 (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 3358 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
470
WWUS85 KPUB 282045
RFWPUB
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
245 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012
...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY
WINDS...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1200 MDT UNTIL 2000 MDT WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 234...WHICH INCLUDES KIOWA COUNTY...
COZ234-291245-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0035.120829T1800Z-120830T0200Z/
KIOWA COUNTY-
245 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES...DRY FUELS...AND GUSTY
WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 234...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES...DRY
FUELS...AND GUSTY WINDS ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM
MDT WEDNESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 234.
* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* TIMING...NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 90.
* IMPACTS...RAPID GROWTH RATES AND ERRATIC BEHAVIOR 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.
&&
$$
SR3 follow-up statements
415 WWUS85 KPUB 290930 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 330 AM MDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS...FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1200 UNTIL 2000 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA...BENT... PROWERS...BACA...AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... COZ231>233-235>237-300130- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0035.120829T1800Z-120830T0200Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 330 AM MDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...235... 236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID GROWTH RATES AND ERRATIC BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. * HAINES...5. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ234-300130- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0035.120829T1800Z-120830T0200Z/ KIOWA COUNTY- 330 AM MDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 234... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 234. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID GROWTH RATES AND ERRATIC BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. * HAINES...5. 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. && $$
949 WWUS85 KPUB 292037 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 237 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS...FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING UNTIL 2000 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA... BENT... PROWERS...BACA...AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS...FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1200 NOON UNTIL 2000 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA... BENT... PROWERS...BACA...AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... COZ231>237-301245- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0021.120830T1800Z-120831T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120830T0200Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 237 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...235...236 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID GROWTH RATES AND ERRATIC BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. * HAINES...5. 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. && $$ SR
475 WWUS85 KPUB 300154 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 754 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES... GUSTY WINDS...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS...FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 1200 NOON UNTIL 2000 LOCAL TIME...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES CROWLEY... OTERO...KIOWA... BENT... PROWERS...BACA...AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... COZ231>237-301800- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120830T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0021.120830T1800Z-120831T0200Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 754 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID GROWTH RATES AND ERRATIC BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRES. * HAINES...5. 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. && $$
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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.