Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Pueblo, CO

721 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
751 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM TODAY FOR FIRE ZONES
222 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT AND SOUTHERN EL PASO
COUNTIES...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR FIRE
ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES...

COZ222-227-251800-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-130525T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.130525T1700Z-130526T0200Z/
FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
751 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 222...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 227.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON SATURDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...FIRES COULD START...GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE 
  COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS 
  WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD 
  ACCIDENTALLY START A FIRE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED. 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

COZ221-225-251800-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.130525T1700Z-130526T0200Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
751 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES COULD START...GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE 
  COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS 
  WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD 
  ACCIDENTALLY START A FIRE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED. 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

580 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
813 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR FIRE
ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS FREMONT...TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES...

COZ221-222-225-227-251815-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.130525T1700Z-130526T0200Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
813 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 222...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES COULD START...GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE 
  COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS 
  WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD 
  ACCIDENTALLY START A FIRE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED. 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

165 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
441 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR FIRE
ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS FREMONT...TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO
COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR FIRE
ZONES 221...222...225...227...233 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF 
THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...FREMONT...TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES...
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES...

COZ221-222-225-227-260245-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0011.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.130525T1700Z-130526T0200Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
441 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM TODAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES COULD START...GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE 
  COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS 
  WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD 
  ACCIDENTALLY START A FIRE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED. 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

COZ233-237-260245-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0011.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
441 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES COULD START...GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE 
  COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS 
  WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD 
  ACCIDENTALLY START A FIRE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED. 

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.

&&

$$

344 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
229 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR FIRE ZONES
221...222...225 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS FREMONT...TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO
COUNTIES...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES VALUES...AND DRY FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM THROUGH 9
PM SUNDAY FOR FIRE ZONES 221...222...225...227...233 AND
237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...FREMONT...
TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA
COUNTIES...

COZ221-222-225-227-261230-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0011.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0016.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130526T0200Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
229 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227...

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 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS
  WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY
  MORNING. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES COULD GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE COMBINATION
  OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN
  THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING AND ANY
  OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD ACCIDENTALLY START A FIRE SHOULD BE
  SUSPENDED.

* HAINES...6.

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

COZ233-237-261230-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0011.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0016.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
229 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 233 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 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO AS 7 PERCENT ON SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...FIRES GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE COMBINATION OF
  STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN THE
  POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING AND ANY
  OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD ACCIDENTALLY START A FIRE SHOULD BE
  SUSPENDED.

* HAINES...6.

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

666 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
758 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THIS EVENING FOR FIRE ZONES
221...222...225 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS FREMONT...TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO
COUNTIES...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES VALUES...AND DRY FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
THROUGH 9 PM SUNDAY FOR FIRE ZONES 221...222...225...227...233 AND
237... WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...FREMONT...
TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA
COUNTIES...

COZ221-222-225-227-261800-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-130526T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
758 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES THIS EVENING 
FOR ZONES221...222...225 AND 227...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES COULD GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE COMBINATION 
  OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING AND 
  ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD ACCIDENTALLY START A FIRE 
  SHOULD BE SUSPENDED. 

* HAINES...6.

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

COZ233-237-261800-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
758 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES
INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 233 AND 237.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE COMBINATION OF 
  STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN THE 
  POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING AND ANY 
  OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD ACCIDENTALLY START A FIRE SHOULD 
  BE SUSPENDED. 

* HAINES...6.

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1123 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 423 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE FOR THE PLAINS TODAY...

MAIN CONCERN FOR TODAY CONTINUES TO BE THE THREAT OF SVR WX FOR
THE ERN CO PLAINS. LATEST GUIDANCE REMAINS CONSISTENT IN KEEPING
ABUNDANT MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 00Z. DEWPOINTS ARE
CURRENTLY IN THE LOWER 50S E OF THE MTS...AND WITH LIGHT UPSLOPE
WINDS THIS MORN...AND PRESENCE OF RESIDUAL CONVECTION OVR SE CO
AND THE PANHANDLES...EXPECT MOISTURE TO BE A BIT SLOWER TO RETREAT
TODAY. A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING...AND ALONG WITH SOME HEATING ONCE THE LOW CLOUDS DISSIPATE
BY MID MORNING...THIS WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO ERODE A RATHER MODEST
CAP THAT IS PRESENT TODAY. COULD BE A RELATIVELY EARLY INITIATION
E OF I-25...BETWEEN 18 AND 20Z. CAPE OF 2000-2500 J/KG ALONG WITH
BULK SHEAR OF ABOUT 40 KTS WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO ORGANIZED
CONVECTION INCLUDING A FEW SUPERCELLS...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SVR WX.
MAIN THREAT LOOKS TO BE LARGE HAIL...WITH FAVORABLE WBZ HEIGHTS THIS
AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL MOVE OFF TO THE N AND E THIS AFTERNOON...AND
WILL SEE SOME CLEARING OVR THE I-25 CORRIDOR BY LATE AFTERNOON AS TS
COVERAGE BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD NR THE KS BORDER. SHOULD SEE MOST
OF THE AREA CLEAR OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY AFTER 00Z AS THE DRYLINE
RETREATS INTO KS.

AS FOR THE REST OF THE CWA...WILL BE A FAIRLY QUIET DAY. LOW CLOUDS
WILL DISSIPATE BY MID MORNING...HANGING ON LONGEST OVR NRN EL PASO.
H7 TEMPS THIS AFTERNOON SUPPORT TEMPS IN THE LOW TO MID 80S...AND
HAVE STAYED ON THE LOWER SIDE OF GUIDANCE WITH BETTER RH EXPECTED
TODAY AND LACK OF STRONG WRLY FLOW. GIVEN THE SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH
VALUES AND STRONGER WINDS SHIFTING OVER ERN ZONES...RED FLAG
CONDITIONS DO NOT LOOK ALL THAT WIDESPREAD TODAY SO HAVE CANCELED
THE BULK OF THE FIRE WX WATCH. WILL CONVERT FREMONT COUNTY...ZONES
222...TO A WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AS THAT AREA LOOKS TO HAVE THE
BEST SHOT OF SEEING SOLID RED FLAG CRITERIA. THE SAN LUIS VALLEY
ALSO WILL SEE CRITICAL CONDITIONS...BUT FUEL STATUS DOES NOT SUPPORT
A RED FLAG WARNING. HOWEVER...ALL AREAS WILL BE UNDER HEIGHTENED
FIRE DANGER TODAY AND PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT FIRES SHOULD BE TAKEN
REGARDLESS. ROSE

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 423 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.SATURDAY...A TROUGH WILL EJECT OUT OF THE UPPER LOW OVER THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST...AND MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. AS A
RESULT...THE FLOW ALOFT BECOMES MORE WESTERLY DURING THE DAY. DRY
LINE WILL MOVE FURTHER EAST. MODELS KEEP THE BEST LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE MOSTLY IN BACA COUNTY. SHEAR WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT WHICH
WILL MINIMIZE THE SEVERE THREAT. CURRENT DAY 2 OUTLOOK DOES NOT
HAVE THIS REGION OUTLOOK FOR SEVERE WEATHER. WEST OF THE DRY
LINE...HAVE CONCERNS FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY.
CURRENTLY...ONLY THE ZONES IN THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ARE CRITICAL
ALONG WITH ZONE 233. WITH LIGHTER WINDS ALOFT...HAVE CONCERNS THAT
WINDS ON THE PLAINS WILL NOT REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA...AND DID NOT
INCLUDE ZONE 233 IN THE WATCH.

.SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES OVER THE
REGION AS THE TROUGH REMAINS ALONG THE WEST COAST. ON SUNDAY...DRY
LINE WILL BE NEAR BACA COUNTY...BUT THE DEW POINTS AHEAD OF THE
DRY LINE WILL BE LESS THAN ON SATURDAY. BY MONDAY...DRY LINE WILL
BE EAST OF THE STATE. GRIDS HAVE ONLY ISOLATED POPS NEAR BACA
COUNTY ON BOTH DAYS. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOW OVER THE
REGION...AND HAVE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
MAIN CONCERN FOR REACHING RED FLAG CRITERIA IS THE WIND SPEEDS IN
THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...A STRONGER TROUGH MOVES ONSHORE OVER
CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY...AND IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE REGION
WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OPERATIONAL EC AND SOME GFS ENSEMBLE
MEMBERS HAVE A MUCH SHARPER TROUGH THAN THE OPERATIONAL GFS. THE
TROUGH WILL BRING BETTER CHANCES FOR CONVECTION TO THE MOUNTAINS
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH THE COOLER AIR ALOFT. MAIN QUESTION
WILL BE THE AMOUNT OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ON THE PLAINS AND EASTERN
MOUNTAINS. CURRENTLY...THE MODELS KEEP THE BULK OF THE LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE TO THE EAST OF COLORADO. BUT...BELIEVE THERE IS A CHANCE
FOR THE LOW LEVEL FLOW TO BECOME MORE SOUTHEASTERLY AHEAD OF THE
TROUGH. THE SOUTHEAST FLOW WOULD BRING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FURTHER
WEST ONTO THE PLAINS. --PGW--

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1116 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

PREDOMINANT VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT 24 HRS FOR MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA INCLUDING THE 3 MAIN TAF SITES OF KCOS...KPUB AND
KALS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION COULD POTENTIALLY AFFECT
KCOS AND KPUB LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THUNDERSTORMS
MAINLY AFFECTING AREAS EAST OF I25. MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE
HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING FOR COZ221-222-225>227.

RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ222.

&&

SHORT TERM...ROSE
LONG TERM...PGW
AVIATION...MOORE

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1119 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

COZ058>089-093>099-251730-
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-
1119 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON EAST
OF INTERSTATE 25. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE ALONG WITH FREQUENT
LIGHTNING. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE HIGHEST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OVER BACA...BENT...PROWERS...AND KIOWA COUNTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER...AND THE MAIN
THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS.

THE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE REGION WILL INCREASE
BY WEDNESDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE STATE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THE MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
210 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

COZ086-242115-
PUEBLO VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FEET-
210 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...

  PUEBLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO
   THIS INCLUDES...PUEBLO.

STRONG HEATING OF THE GROUND AND THE RESULTING UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE
CAN CAUSE STRONG DUST DEVILS TO FORM. WINDS COULD APPROACH 60 MPH IN
THE STRONGEST DUST DEVILS...WHICH COULD DAMAGE WEAKER STRUCTURES AND
SANDBLAST ANYTHING IN THEIR PATH.

IF YOU SEE A STRONG DUST DEVIL APPROACHING...GO TO SHELTER IN A
BUILDING OR VEHICLE. DO NOT DRIVE INTO DUST DEVILS. THE RAPID CHANGE
IN WINDS COULD CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE...AND COULD
DAMAGE THE EXTERIOR OF YOUR VEHICLE...OR CAUSE TEMPERED GLASS WINDOWS
TO SHATTER.

OCCASIONALLY...DUST DEVILS MOVE INTO AN AREA OF UPDRAFTS OF RAPIDLY
BUILDING CLOUDS. THE RESULT CAN BE AN INTENSIFICATION OF THE DUST
DEVIL CIRCULATION...WHICH DEVELOPS INTO A SHORT-LIVED TORNADO.