Red Flag Warning 25, NWS Pueblo, CO

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, Kiowa 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, Teller County, CO

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
757 PM MDT WED JUN 12 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR EL PASO COUNTY EXPIRES AT 8 PM MDT...

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES VALUES AND DRY FUELS FROM TOMORROW
MORNING THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220 THROUGH 237...WHICH COVERS ALL OF SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHERN
COLORADO...

COZ226-227-131800-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-130613T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0025.130613T1700Z-130614T0100Z/
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
757 PM MDT WED JUN 12 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* TIMING...FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM TOMORROW.

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

* LIGHTNING...ISOLATED LIGHTNING AFTER 2 PM MDT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS IMMINENT FOR ONGOING FIRES 
  OR IF A FIRE STARTS. 

* 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.

&&

$$

COZ220>225-228>237-131800-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0025.130613T1700Z-130614T0100Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
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-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-
PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
757 PM MDT WED JUN 12 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...225...
228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223... 
  224...225...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 
  236 AND 237.

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

* TIMING...TOMORROW MORNING THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* LIGHTNING...ISOLATED LIGHTNING LIKELY AFTER 2 PM MDT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF A 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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
407 AM MDT THU JUN 13 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES VALUES AND DRY FUELS FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220
THROUGH 237...WHICH COVERS ALL OF SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
COLORADO... 

COZ220>237-140100-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0025.130613T1700Z-130614T0100Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
FREMONT COUNTY-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-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-
407 AM MDT THU JUN 13 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...
223...225...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...
236 AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. 

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

* TIMING...11 AM MDT THIS MORNING UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LIGHTNING AND
  GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE AFTER 2 PM MDT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF A 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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
249 PM MDT THU JUN 13 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES VALUES AND DRY FUELS THROUGH 7 PM THIS
EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 237...WHICH COVERS ALL
OF SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO...

COZ220>237-140100-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130614T0100Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
FREMONT COUNTY-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-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-
249 PM MDT THU JUN 13 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...225...228...229...
230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223... 
  224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...
  234... 235...236 AND 237.

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

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LIGHTNING AND
  STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF A 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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
654 PM MDT THU JUN 13 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO
EXPIRES AT 7 PM MDT...

COZ220>237-140200-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-130614T0100Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
FREMONT COUNTY-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-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-
654 PM MDT THU JUN 13 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...224...225...226...227...228
...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237...

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE SLOWLY DIMINISHING.
THIS...ALONG WITH DECREASING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING
HUMIDITIES...WILL ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST COLORADO TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT. 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1133 AM MDT WED JUN 12 2013

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 324 AM MDT WED JUN 12 2013

...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE...

CURRENTLY...A WEAK COLD FRONT WAS DROPPING SOUTH ACROSS THE E PLAINS
EARLY THIS MORNING...BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS WHILE LLVL
MOISTURE WAS REMAINING MAINLY TO THE NE. POOR RH RECOVERY WAS
EVIDENT...WHICH WAS NOT HELPING THE ONGOING WILDFIRES IN THE CWA.
THE 2 BIG FIRES WERE IN BLACK FOREST AND AT THE ROYAL GORGE
BRIDGE...AND LIGHT NORTHERLY SURFACE FLOW WAS PUSHING SOME SMOKE
INTO COLORADO SPRINGS. THERE IS A THIRD SMALLER FIRE NEAR LA VETA.
LOOKING AT THE BIGGER PICTURE...THE UPPER RIDGE OH HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINED OVER THE REGION...WITH THE RIDGE AXIS JUST EAST OF CO OVER
OK AND TX. THIS IS KEEPING CO UNDER SW FLOW ALOFT.

TODAY AND TONIGHT...SW FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION
FOR THE NEXT 24 HRS...BUT WINDS AT THE SFC ARE FORECAST TO BE MUCH
LIGHTER TODAY. THE COLD FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING WILL HELP TO KNOCK
A FEW DEGREES OFF THE MAX TEMPS THIS AFTN FOR THE PLAINS...BUT HOT
AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. THE FORECAST MAX TEMP FOR KALS
WILL BE A TIE OF THE RECORD FOR THIS DATE...BUT NO OTHER RECORDS ARE
ANTICIPATED. NAM AND GFS MODELS HAVE HINTED AT SOME ISOLATED
CONVECTION OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTN AND EARLY EVE...BUT
THESE WILL BE HIGH BASED PRODUCING ESSENTIALLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS...WHICH WILL BE A CONCERN FOR CREWS ON BOTH FIRES TODAY.
ONGOING RED FLAG WARNING FOR EL PASO COUNTY TODAY LOOKS GOOD DUE TO
EXPECTED AFTN WIND GUSTS AND ONGOING LARGE FIRE. MOORE

.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 324 AM MDT WED JUN 12 2013

VERY WEAK MID LEVEL MOISTURE TAP STREAMS OVER THE AREA THU...AS
UPPER RIDGE AXIS MIGRATES BACK INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. STILL
LOOKS VERY DRY AT THE SURFACE...SO MOST STORMS WILL UNFORTUNATELY
PRODUCE WIND AND LIGHTNING BUT NOT MUCH RAIN. BEST BET FOR
MEASURABLE PRECIP LOOKS LIKE THE EASTERN SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS...WHERE MOISTURE MAY BE SLIGHTLY DEEPER. OTHER WORRY FOR
THU IS RETURN OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AS LOW AND MID
LEVEL FLOW STRENGTHENS WITH PACIFIC NW UPPER TROUGH MOVING SLOWLY
ONSHORE. HOISTED A NEW FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY
AND EL PASO COUNTY WHERE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST...OTHER AREAS
LOOKED MARGINAL...ESPECIALLY MOUNTAINS WHERE MIN RH STAY JUST
ABOVE THRESHOLDS. MAX TEMPS THU WILL STAY VERY WARM...WITH 100F
READINGS AGAIN OVER THE LOWER ARK VALLEY. MOISTURE TAP ENDS UP
OVER EASTERN COLORADO FRI...KEEPING THE THREAT OF HIGH BASED
CONVECTION GOING OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS INTO FRI
EVENING. BEST BET FOR WETTING RAINS FRI WILL BE NEAR THE KS
BORDER...WHERE SURFACE DEWPOINTS MAY REMAIN IN THE 40S THROUGH THE
DAY. FARTHER WEST...VERY DRY AIR MASS SPREADS TOWARD THE CONT DVD
FRI AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL SHUT DOWN CONVECTION OVER MOST WRN
VALLEYS/MOUNTAINS. FRI MAXES LOOK LITTLE CHANGED FROM THU WITH
WARM/HOT READINGS PERSISTING.

RIDGE FLATTENS SLIGHTLY OVER THE WEEKEND...WHICH SHOULD AT LEAST
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DRIFT DOWNWARD A FEW DEGF MOST LOCATIONS
BOTH SAT AND SUN. PRECIP CHANCES LOOK LIMITED TO THE FAR EAST...AS
WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE OCCASIONALLY DRIFTS
SOUTH TOWARD THE ARK RIVER. SLIGHTLY BETTER MOISTURE SURGE MON/TUE
MAY LEAD TO AN UPTICK IN PRECIP CHANCES ALONG AND EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS BOTH DAYS...WHILE WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS STAY
VERY DRY. MAX TEMPS BEGIN TO CREEP BACK UPWARD BY MIDWEEK AS
HEIGHTS GRADUALLY CLIMB...WHILE WINDS REMAIN BREEZY AS SW FLOW
AROUND PACIFIC NORTHWEST UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1115 AM MDT WED JUN 12 2013

THE LARGEST AVIATION CONCERN IS SMOKE FROM ONGOING WILDFIRES AND ITS
IMPACT ON KCOS. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CLEAR OUT ANY REMAINING
SMOKE BY 19Z THIS AFTERNOON. BY 06Z TONIGHT...WINDS WILL AGAIN BECOME
NORTHERLY...MOVING SMOKE BACK IN AND AROUND THE KCOS TERMINAL
PRODUCING MVFR CONDITIONS...SIMILAR TO THIS MORNING. SMOKE WILL
CLEAR OUT BY 18Z THURSDAY. IF THE SMOKE BECOMES THICKER THAN
ANTICIPATED...BRIEF DROPS TO IFR ARE POSSIBLE.

KALS AND KPUB WILL ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT VFR CONDITIONS
THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY. THE ONLY AVIATION CONCERN WILL BE GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS AT PUEBLO THIS AFTERNOON AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
AT ALAMOSA. WINDS WILL DISSIPATE AROUND 02Z. -PJC

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 1128 AM MDT WED JUN 12 2013

WE WILL LIKELY SEE RED FLAG CONDITIONS BECOME WIDE-SPREAD ACROSS
EL PASO COUNTY PRIOR TO NOON...SO I WENT AHEAD AND UPDATED THE RED
FLAG WARNING TO BEGIN AT 11 AM AND LAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE
RED FLAG WARNING ORIGINALLY BEGAN AT 2 PM.

DUE SOUTH WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MY ONLY
CONCERN IS SOME CONVECTION DEVELOPING OVER TELLER COUNTY SENDING
AN OUTFLOW ACROSS THE BLACK FORREST BURN AREA. HOWEVER THE
PROBABILITY OF THIS HAPPENING IS LOW.

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ226-227.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR COZ224-226-227.

&&

AVIATION...PJC
FIRE WEATHER...HODANISH

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1103 AM MDT WED JUN 12 2013

COZ058>089-093>099-131715-
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-
1103 AM MDT WED JUN 12 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ONGOING WILDFIRES IN THE BLACK FOREST AREA...NEAR THE ROYAL GORGE
BRIDGE AND IN HUERFANO COUNTY...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SMOKE REDUCING
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AS WELL AS AFFECTING AIR QUALITY.
IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EL
PASO COUNTY TODAY WHICH INCLUDES THE AREA IN AND AROUND THE BLACK
FOREST FIRE. GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...AROUND 30 MPH AT
TIMES...WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 10 PERCENT TO
PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ON THURSDAY...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ONCE
AGAIN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND OVER EL PASO
COUNTY.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...BUT WITH LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINING DRY...ANY
STORMS THAT FORM WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING...BUT
LITTLE RAINFALL. A SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP ON MONDAY OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS AS LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE BRIEFLY INCREASES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.