Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 41, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Oct 22, 2012, 12:49 PM MDT for 14 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Oct 23, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2012, 12:49 PM MDT (18:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 23, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:54 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 12:37 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 6 S Colorado City, CO | I-25 APACHE CITY CDOT SENSOR |
| Oct 23, 12:58 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | 5 Ese Wetmore, CO | RED CREEK RAWS SITE |
| Oct 23, 1:37 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 Wnw La Veta, CO | LA VETA D8514. MEASURED GUSTS FOR 10 MINUTES AT 64 MPH. |
| Oct 23, 1:56 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Sse Red Wing, CO | BLACK MOUNTAIN RAWS SITE |
| Oct 23, 1:56 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 5 Wnw San Isabel, CO | PSF3 RAWS SITE |
| Oct 23, 1:57 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 1 Wnw Colorado City, CO | COLORADO CITY RAWS SITE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 225 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
- 1218 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
334 WWUS85 KPUB 221849 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1249 PM MDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WIND GUSTS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND CONTINUING DRY CONDITIONS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1200 LOCAL TO 1800 LOCAL FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...AND 227 THROUGH 237. THIS INCLUDES ALL OF THE PLAINS EXCEPT NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. FOR THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...ZONE 225...THE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE ONLY EXPECTED ON THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES... COZ222-225-227>237-231100- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0041.121023T1800Z-121024T0000Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 1249 PM MDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237... 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 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...OVER THE PLAINS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. OVER THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...WIND GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT STARTS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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
5 follow-up statements
158 WWUS85 KPUB 222108 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 308 PM MDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WIND GUSTS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND CONTINUING DRY CONDITIONS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1200 LOCAL TO 1800 LOCAL FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...AND 227 THROUGH 237. THIS INCLUDES ALL OF THE PLAINS EXCEPT NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. FOR THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...ZONE 225...THE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE ONLY EXPECTED ON THE LOWER EASTERN SLOPES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WIND GUSTS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND CONTINUING DRY CONDITIONS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1200 LOCAL TO 1800 LOCAL FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237. THIS INCLUDES HUERFANO AND BACA COUNTY...AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. COZ229-230-233-237-231315- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0022.121024T1800Z-121025T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0041.121023T1800Z-121024T0000Z/ HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 308 PM MDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RH VALUES AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RH VALUES AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT STARTS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$ COZ222-225-227-228-231-232-234>236-231315- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0041.121023T1800Z-121024T0000Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- 308 PM MDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RH VALUES AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222... 225...227...228...231...232...234...235 AND 236... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...227...228... 231...232...234...235 AND 236. * WINDS...OVER THE PLAINS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. OVER THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...WIND GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT STARTS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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
204 WWUS85 KPUB 231010 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 410 AM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS...REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FROM 1200 LOCAL TO 1800 LOCAL...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...AND 227 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING FREMONT COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS EXCEPT FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS...IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1200 LOCAL TO 1800 LOCAL...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237...INCLUDING HUERFANO AND BACA COUNTY...AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF LAS ANIMAS COUNTY... COZ229-230-233-237-240215- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0041.121023T1800Z-121024T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0022.121024T1800Z-121025T0000Z/ HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 410 AM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. 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. && $$ COZ222-225-227-228-231-232-234>236-240000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0041.121023T1800Z-121024T0000Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- 410 AM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...227...228...231... 232...234...235 AND 236... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...227...228... 231...232...234...235 AND 236. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. 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. && $$
919 WWUS85 KPUB 231946 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 146 PM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS...CONTINUES THROUGH 6 PM MDT TODAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...AND 227 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING FREMONT COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS EXCEPT FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.... ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS...IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228 THROUGH 233...AND 235 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING FREMONT COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS EXCEPT FOR EL PASO AND KIOWA COUNTIES... COZ229-230-233-237-241200- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0022.121024T1800Z-121025T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0042.121024T1800Z-121025T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-121024T0000Z/ HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 146 PM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS UNTIL 6 PM MDT TODAY AND ISSUED ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAME CONDITIONS FROM NOON UNTIL TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. 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...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ222-225-228-231-232-235-236-241200- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0042.121024T1800Z-121025T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-121024T0000Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- 146 PM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...231...232...235 AND 236... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...231...232...235 AND 236... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS UNTIL 6 PM MDT TODAY AND ISSUED ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAME CONDITIONS FROM NOON UNTIL TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...231... 232...235 AND 236. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. 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. && $$ COZ227-234-240000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-121024T0000Z/ SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- 146 PM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227 AND 234... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227 AND 234. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
071 WWUS85 KPUB 232350 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 550 PM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS...CONTINUES THROUGH 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...AND 227 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING FREMONT COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS EXCEPT FOR NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY.... ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS...IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225... 228 THROUGH 233...AND 235 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING FREMONT COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS EXCEPT FOR EL PASO AND KIOWA COUNTIES... COZ222-225-228>233-235>237-241600- /O.EXT.KPUB.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-121024T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0042.121024T1800Z-121025T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 550 PM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...231...232... 235 AND 236... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225... 228...231...232...235 AND 236... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...229... 230...231...232...233...235...236 AND 237. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN AGAIN FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. 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. && $$ COZ227-234-240300- /O.EXT.KPUB.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-121024T0300Z/ SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- 550 PM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227 AND 234... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227 AND 234. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
380 WWUS85 KPUB 240300 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 900 PM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY UNTIL 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225 AND 228 THROUGH 233 AS WELL AS FIRE WEATHER ZONES 235 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING FREMONT COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS EXCEPT FOR EL PASO AND KIOWA COUNTIES... COZ222-225-228>233-235>237-241900- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-121024T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0042.121024T1800Z-121025T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 900 PM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225... 228...229...230...231...232...233...235...236 AND 237. ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...229...230...231...232...233...235...236 AND 237. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...229...230...231...232...233...235...236 AND 237. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH AT TIMES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE RED FLAG WARNING TIME-FRAME. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ227-234-240400- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-121024T0300Z/ SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- 900 PM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING OVER FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227 AND 234... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 3:08 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Huerfano, Las Animas | 23 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.