Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 42, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Oct 23, 2012, 1:46 PM MDT for 12 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Oct 24, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Oct 23, 2012, 1:46 PM MDT (19:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 24, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 240 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
- 2608 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
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... $$
032 WWUS85 KPUB 240312 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 912 PM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY UNTIL 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222... 225 AND 228 THROUGH 233 AS WELL AS FIRE WEATHER ZONES 235 THROUGH 237...INCLUDING FREMONT COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS... THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS EXCEPT FOR EL PASO AND KIOWA COUNTIES... COZ222-225-228>233-235>237-241915- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0042.121024T1800Z-121025T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 912 PM MDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225... 228...229...230...231...232...233...235...236 AND 237. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...229... 230...231...232...233...235...236 AND 237. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE RED FLAG WARNING TIME-FRAME. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
754 WWUS85 KPUB 241015 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 415 AM MDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 1200 LOCAL TO 1900 LOCAL...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225 AND 228 THROUGH 230...232...233 AND 237...INCLUDING FREMONT COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...PUEBLO COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...OTERO COUNTY AND BACA COUNTY... COZ231-235-236-241115- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0042.121024T1800Z-121025T0100Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- 415 AM MDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...235 AND 236... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS MORNING WILL STALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO BORDER THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL KEEP MORE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND GENERALLY WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW IN PLACE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ COZ222-225-228>230-232-233-237-250100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0042.121024T1800Z-121025T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 415 AM MDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...229...230...232...233 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...229... 230...232...233 AND 237. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE RED FLAG WARNING TIME-FRAME. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WARM TEMPERATURES AND EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
354 WWUS85 KPUB 241607 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1007 AM MDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 1200 LOCAL TO 1900 LOCAL...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222... 225 AND 228 THROUGH 230...232...233 AND 237...INCLUDING FREMONT COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...PUEBLO COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...OTERO COUNTY...LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND BACA COUNTY... COZ222-225-228>230-232-233-237-250100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0042.121024T1800Z-121025T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 1007 AM MDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...229...230...232...233 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...229... 230...232...233 AND 237. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 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...WARM TEMPERATURES AND EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
629 WWUS85 KPUB 242117 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 317 PM MDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY... COZ228>230-232-233-237-242230- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-121025T0100Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 317 PM MDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES... DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228... 229...230...232...233 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A COOL FRONT THAT MOVED IN LATE LAST NIGHT HAS REMAINED OVER THE AREA TODAY...ELIMINATING THE RED FLAG THREAT. $$ COZ222-225-250100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-121025T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 317 PM MDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...DRY FUELS AND PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 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...WARM TEMPERATURES AND EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
057 WWUS85 KPUB 250041 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 641 PM MDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM... COZ222-225-250145- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-121025T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 641 PM MDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225... HUMIDITIES HAVE GONE ABOVE 15 PERCENT IN THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AS THE TEMPERATURES COOL. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2:57 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 28 hr |
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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.