Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 16, 2012, 2:37 PM MDT for 11 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 11:00 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
- Mar 16, 2012, 2:37 PM MDT (20:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2012, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley 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
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 2986 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
853 WWUS85 KPUB 162037 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 237 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH HAINES INDICES...FROM NOON SATURDAY THROUGH 9 PM SATURDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 7000 FEET.... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...FROM NOON SUNDAY THROUGH 8 PM SUNDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 7000 FEET... COZ222-226>237-171245- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0004.120317T1800Z-120319T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0008.120318T1800Z-120319T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0007.120317T1800Z-120318T0300Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-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- 237 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228...229...230...231... 232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...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...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...ON SATURDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT. * HAINES...5 OR 6 ON SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
3 follow-up statements
176 WWUS85 KPUB 171025 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 425 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH HAINES INDICES...FROM 11 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 10 PM SATURDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 7000 FEET.... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...FROM 10 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 8 PM SUNDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 7000 FEET... COZ222-226>237-180230- /O.EXT.KPUB.FW.W.0007.120317T1700Z-120318T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.FW.W.0008.120318T1600Z-120319T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-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- 425 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228...229...230...231... 232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT TODAY...WITH POOR RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT...THEN DROPPING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON SUNDAY. * HAINES...5 TO 6. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. WITH STRONGER WINDS ON SUNDAY...CONDITIONS WILL BE VOLATILE FOR FIRE SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
054 WWUS85 KPUB 172056 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 256 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH HAINES INDICES...THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 7000 FEET.... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...FROM 10 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 8 PM SUNDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 7000 FEET... COZ222-226>237-181300- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0400Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0008.120318T1600Z-120319T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-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- 256 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...TODAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY... 3 TO 7 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY RECOVERING TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT BY 10 PM. ON SUNDAY...FALLING TO 3 TO 7 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. ON SUNDAY...CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY CRITICAL...AS WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
418 WWUS85 KPUB 180338 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 938 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 7000 FEET.... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...FROM 10 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 8 PM SUNDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AND FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 7000 FEET... COZ222-226>237-181945- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T0400Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0008.120318T1600Z-120319T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-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- 938 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND STRONG WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228...229...230...231... 232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228...229...230...231... 232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD...IF A FIRE SHOULD START. ON SUNDAY...CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY CRITICAL...AS WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 4:15 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero and 1 more | 48 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:37 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 5 more | 53 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:55 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | PUB | Conejos, Mineral, Rio Grande | 24 hr |
Nearby
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.