Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 29, 2013, 4:05 AM MDT for 19 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 30, 2013, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Apr 29, 2013, 4:05 AM MDT (10:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2013, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2013, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:07 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 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 258 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
- 4130 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
072 WWUS85 KPUB 291005 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 405 AM MDT MON APR 29 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...227 THROUGH 233...AND 235 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8000 FEET...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE BELOW 8000 FEET...AND SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ222-224-225-227>233-235>237-300215- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0006.130430T1700Z-130501T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0011.130430T1700Z-130501T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 405 AM MDT MON APR 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...227...228...229...230...231...232...233 ...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 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD FROM LATER TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. 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 BE CAPABLE OF CREATING EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
9 follow-up statements
738 WWUS85 KPUB 292100 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 300 PM MDT MON APR 29 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...227 THROUGH 233...AND 235 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8000 FEET...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE BELOW 8000 FEET...AND SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ222-224-225-227>233-235>237-301300- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.130430T1700Z-130501T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 300 PM MDT MON APR 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...227...228...229...230...231... 232...233...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD FROM LATER TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL BE CAPABLE OF CREATING EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
697 WWUS85 KPUB 292255 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 455 PM MDT MON APR 29 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224...225...227 THROUGH 233...AND 235 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8000 FEET...LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES BELOW 8000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE BELOW 8000 FEET...AND SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY... OTERO...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ220-223-301500- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0011.130430T1700Z-130501T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS- 455 PM MDT MON APR 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 223... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 223. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD FROM LATER TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. 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 BE CAPABLE OF CREATING EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ222-224-225-227>233-235>237-301500- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.130430T1700Z-130501T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 455 PM MDT MON APR 29 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...227...228...229...230...231... 232...233...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD FROM LATER TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL BE CAPABLE OF CREATING EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
932 WWUS85 KPUB 300937 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 337 AM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224...225... 227 THROUGH 233...AND 235 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8000 FEET...LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES BELOW 8000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE BELOW 8000 FEET...AND SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO... HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY... OTERO...BENT...PROWERS...AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ220-222>225-227>233-235>237-010145- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.130430T1700Z-130501T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS- SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 337 AM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...227...228...229...230... 231...232...233...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224... 225...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD FROM LATER TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. 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 BE CAPABLE OF CREATING EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
451 WWUS85 KPUB 301248 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 648 AM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224...225... 227 THROUGH 233...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8000 FEET...LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES BELOW 8000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE BELOW 8000 FEET...AND SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO... HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY... OTERO...COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. COZ235>237-301400- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0011.130430T1700Z-130501T0200Z/ BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 648 AM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 235 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES. A COOL FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THIS AREA...AND THE COOLER AIR IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THIS REGION THROUGHOUT THE DAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST DRY WINDS WHICH WERE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THIS REGION LATER TODAY ARE NO LONGER PREDICTED. $$ COZ220-222>225-227>233-010200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.130430T1700Z-130501T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS- SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 648 AM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224...225...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224... 225...227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD FROM LATER TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. 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 BE CAPABLE OF CREATING EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
125 WWUS85 KPUB 301601 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1001 AM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS UNTIL 8 PM TODAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224...225...227 THROUGH 233...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE...CHAFFEE AND FREMONT COUNTIES BELOW 8000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE BELOW 8000 FEET...AND SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO... LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO...COUNTIES... COZ220-222>225-227>233-010015- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.130430T1700Z-130501T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS- SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 1001 AM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224...225...227...228... 229...230...231... 232...233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224... 225...227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL BE CAPABLE OF CREATING EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
993 WWUS85 KPUB 302119 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 319 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS UNTIL 8 THIS EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224...225...227 THROUGH 233...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE...CHAFFEE AND FREMONT COUNTIES BELOW 8000 FEET... THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET... THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE BELOW 8000 FEET... AND SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO... LAS ANIMAS... CROWLEY...OTERO...COUNTIES... COZ220-222>225-227>233-010200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130501T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS- SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 319 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224...225...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224... 225...227...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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 BE CAPABLE OF CREATING EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
850 WWUS85 KPUB 302314 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 514 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS UNTIL 8 PM TODAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224...225...228 THROUGH 233...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE...CHAFFEE AND FREMONT COUNTIES BELOW 8000 FEET... THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET... THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE BELOW 8000 FEET... AND PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO COUNTIES... COZ227-010015- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130501T0200Z/ SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 514 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY. HUMIDITIES ARE NOT REACHING CRITERIA FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS. $$ COZ220-222>225-228>233-010200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130501T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS- SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 514 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224...225...228...229...230...231...232... 233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224... 225...228...229...230...231...232 AND 233. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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 BE CAPABLE OF CREATING EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
177 WWUS85 KPUB 010056 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 656 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS UNTIL 8 THIS EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224...225...229...230 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE...CHAFFEE AND FREMONT COUNTIES BELOW 8000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE BELOW 8000 FEET...AND HUERFANO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... COZ228-231-232-010200- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130501T0200Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- 656 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR PUEBLO...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PUEBLO...CROWLEY AND OTERO COUNTIES. HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE INCREASED AND ARE NO LONGER MEETING RED FLAG CRITERIA. $$ COZ220-222>225-229-230-233-010200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130501T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS- SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 656 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224...225...229...230...233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224... 225...229...230 AND 233. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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 BE CAPABLE OF CREATING EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
165 WWUS85 KPUB 010149 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 749 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 COZ220-222>225-229-230-233-010300- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130501T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-FREMONT COUNTY- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS- SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 749 PM MDT TUE APR 30 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224...225...229...230...233... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THIS EVENING WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Apr 28, 11:14 PM MDT, 4 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 11:14 PM MDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1114 PM MDT SUN APR 28 2013 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 557 PM MDT SUN APR 28 2013 GIVEN THE EXPECTED MET CONDITIONS FOR LATE TUE AM THROUGH TUE EVE...DECIDED TO GO AHEAD WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL ALLOW THE NEXT SHIFT OR TWO TO LOOK AT THE LATEST MODEL RUNS AND SEE IF THERE IS ANY MODEL RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. REST OF FORECAST PACKAGE LOOKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. MOORE && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY) ISSUED AT 256 PM MDT SUN APR 28 2013 CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND UPPER AIR ANALYSIS INDICATING GENERALLY WEAK WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE STATE WITH FASTER ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH THE NORTHERN TIER OF STATES AT THIS TIME. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY ALSO INDICATING AN EMBEDDED SHORT WAVE IN THE STRONGER WESTERLY FLOW TRANSLATING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN AND INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AT THIS TIME. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATING MAINLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS THE AREA WITH SOME FLAT CU ACROSS THE NORTHERN FRONT RANGE AT THIS TIME. CURRENT TEMPS CLOSER TO THE END OF MAY NORMALS THAN THE END OF APRIL WITH READINGS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS AND MAINLY 50S AND 60S ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AT THIS TIME. TONIGHT...GENERALLY WEAK WESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE STATE AS NORTHERN ROCKIES SHORT WAVE TRANSLATES OUT ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. PASSING WAVE SENDS A WEAK FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN COLORADO WITH A PERIOD OF NORTHERLY WINDS MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS EVENING INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THIS COMBINED WITH WARM AIR ALOFT PERSISTING ACROSS THE AREA WILL LEAD TO A FAIRLY MILD NIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO MID 40S ACROSS THE PLAINS AND MAINLY 20S AND 30S ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. MONDAY...WESTERLY FLOW INCREASES THROUGH THE DAY AS A STRONGER SHORT WAVE TRANSLATES ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF STATES OWNING TO LEE TROUGHING TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE I-25 CORRIDOR THROUGH THE DAY. TEMPS ALOFT PROGGED TO WARM SLIGHTLY AND ALONG WITH MORE DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL SEE HIGHS SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN TODAY WITH BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED WEST OF I-25...WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225 IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...LOOKS TO BE FAIRLY LOCALIZED AND WILL NOT ISSUE ANY HIGHLIGHTS AT THIS TIME. LATEST NAM ALSO INDICATING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ISOLATED -SHRA/-TSRA ACROSS THE SW MTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND HAVE ADDED TO FORECAST AT THIS TIME. .LONG TERM...(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY) ISSUED AT 256 PM MDT SUN APR 28 2013 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER TUESDAY...THEN COLD AND WET SNOW FOR THE BEGINNING OF MAY... FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO TELL A TALE OF TWO SEASONS. TUESDAY WILL BRING SUMMER LIKE TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND 80S ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT WILL BLAST THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING WINTER LIKE TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S AND 40S ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND WET SNOW BY WEDNESDAY. STARTING WITH TUESDAY...CONDITIONS LOOK UNSEASONABLY WARM WITH A GOOD POTENTIAL FOR HIGH FIRE DANGER. ON THIS DAY...THE LURKING COLD FRONT APPEARS AS THOUGH IT WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA MOST OF THE DAY...ALLOWING FOR A PERIOD OF DRY DOWNSLOPE WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...HIGH VALLEYS...AND MUCH OF THE PLAINS. FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS...THE COVERAGE OF POTENTIAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LOOKS PRETTY WIDESPREAD. FOR THE PLAINS...IT IS A LITTLE MORE IFFY. IT APPEARS THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT PLAINS WILL PROBABLY HIT CRITERIA...BUT FOR THE REST OF THE PLAINS IT IS UNCERTAIN WHETHER THE FRONT WILL ARRIVE IN TIME TO SAVE THE DAY. NO HIGHLIGHTS YET...BUT THEY MAY BE ISSUED PENDING LATER DATA EITHER TONIGHT OR DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. NOW FOR THE WINTRY PART OF THE FORECAST. THE DETAILS ON THE INCOMING WINTER LIKE STORM SYSTEM REMAIN ELUSIVE BUT THE GENERAL PICTURE LOOKS PRETTY SIMILAR TO THE WAY IT DID YESTERDAY. MOST OF THE LATEST MODEL RUNS AGREE ON BRINGING A STRONG COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM THROUGH EASTERN COLORADO LATE TUESDAY OR TUESDAY NIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY AN INITIAL ROUND OF MIXED PRECIPITATION...FALLING MAINLY AS RAIN THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING BUT THEN TRANSITIONING OVER TO SNOW BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. RIGHT NOW...IT APPEARS THAT THE PALMER DIVIDE...TELLER COUNTY AND POSSIBLY THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN AREAS HAVE THE BEST CHANCE AT SEEING MEANINGFUL PRECIPITATION WITH THIS FIRST ROUND OF ENERGY. THE PRECIP LOOKS FAIRLY LIGHT AND MOSTLY LIQUID TO THE SOUTH OF THESE AREAS FOR TUESDAY NIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...THINGS COULD START TO GET INTERESTING. THE LATEST MODEL RUNS ARE TRENDING TOWARD A SECOND PIECE OF ENERGY DIGGING SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON THAT SHOULD ACT TO ENHANCE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. IT IS THIS SECOND PIECE OF ENERGY THAT APPEARS TO PACK ALL THE PUNCH FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THE PALMER DIVIDE. IT ALSO BRINGS THE BULK OF THE COLD AIR WITH IT..ALLOWING ANY REMAINING LIQUID PRECIP TO TURN OVER TO SNOW...EVEN TO THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. ACTUAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE TOUGH...AS ALWAYS...BUT IT DOES APPEAR THAT MOST AREAS OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS WILL SEE AT LEAST SOME WET SNOW BY THE TIME THE STORM WINDS DOWN THURSDAY MORNING. BEST ODDS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ARE ALONG THE PALMER DIVIDE AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS...BUT COULD ALSO BE SOME ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE PLAINS AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. UNFORTUNATELY...THE ODDS FOR SNOW ARE NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS WHERE THEY COULD REALLY USE IT. THERE COULD BE SOME SNOW SHOWERS...BUT IT PRESENTLY DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THEY WILL AMOUNT TO ANYTHING MEANINGFUL. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THINGS DRY UP AND TEMPERATURES MODERATE. HOWEVER...IT STILL REMAINS COOLER THAN AVERAGE DUE TO PERSISTENT NORTHERLY WINDS ALOFT CIRCULATING AROUND A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. OVER THE WEEKEND...IT COULD GET INTERESTING AGAIN. MODELS COMING IN TODAY ARE SHOWING YET ANOTHER POTENTIAL STORM DROPPING SOUTH ACROSS COLORADO. PRESENTLY...THIS NEXT POTENTIAL SYSTEM DOESN'T LOOK AS COLD AS THE MID WEEK SYSTEM...BUT IT LOOKS WETTER. SNOW LEVELS MAY BE AROUND 6000 FEET OR SO...WITH RAIN BELOW. ITS WAY TOO EARLY TO CALL THIS ONE. THINGS COULD CHANGE COMPLETELY BY TOMORROW. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. LW && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 1111 PM MDT SUN APR 28 2013 VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A WEAK PASSING SYSTEM WILL SEND A DRY NORTHERLY SURGE THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS AROUND/AFTER 06Z...WHICH COULD BRING SOME BRIEF GUSTS FROM THE NORTH AT 10-15 KTS. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE AGAIN TOWARDS 12Z. ON MONDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE MORNING FOR KCOS AND KPUB BEFORE SHIFTING AROUND FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT AROUND 10-15 KTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. KALS WILL SEE LIGHT WINDS INCREASE FROM THE WEST DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 20 KTS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AGAIN TOWARDS EVENING. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR COZ222-224-225-227>233-235>237. && UPDATE...MOORE SHORT TERM...MW LONG TERM...LW AVIATION...KT
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 6:39 PM MDT, 9 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 639 PM MDT SUN APR 28 2013 COZ058>089-093>099-300045- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- 639 PM MDT SUN APR 28 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FOR TUESDAY...METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL OCCUR ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...AND WINDS WILL BE GUSTING TO 25 TO 40 MPH ACROSS ALL OF THE REGION. SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PLAINS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE PIKES PEAK REGION...SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...AND THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY REGION. FOR WEDNESDAY...IT WILL BE SHARPLY COLDER ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET...ACROSS THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. SNOW WILL ALSO AFFECT THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN REGION. FOR THURSDAY...A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY ACROSS THE PLAINS. LOWS THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE TEENS AND 20S ACROSS THE PLAINS. FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING. FOR SATURDAY...ANOTHER WEAKER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BRINGING A THREAT OF LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. 27/31
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