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Red Flag Warning 27, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 19, 201315 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 19, 2013, 2:56 PM MDT for 15 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 20, 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
Jun 19, 2013, 2:56 PM MDT (20:56 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 20, 2013, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 20, 2013, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla 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, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 281 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2013-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 12:00Z on 2013-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 139 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
5128 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
169 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
256 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM
THURSDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 230...WHICH
INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...SAN LUIS
VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...
PUEBLO...HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH
230...WHICH INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...SAN
LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL
PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS
COUNTIES...

COZ220>230-201300-
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/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0020.130621T1600Z-130622T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-130620T0200Z/
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-
256 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...224...225...
226...227...228...229 AND 230...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220...221...222...223...224...225...226...227...228...229 AND
230... 

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...224...225...226...227...
228...229 AND 230...

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 THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223... 
  224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. TAKE
  PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID FIRE STARTS. FUELS ARE DRY IN THESE AREAS
  AND FIRE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY.

* 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.

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

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
987 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
801 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM
THURSDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 230...WHICH
INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...SAN LUIS
VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO... PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 230...WHICH
INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE... SAN LUIS
VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

COZ220>230-201815-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-130620T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0027.130620T1700Z-130621T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0020.130621T1600Z-130622T0200Z/
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-
801 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH
HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...
224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...224...225...226...
227...228...229 AND 230...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...
221...222...223...224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223... 
  224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. TAKE 
  PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID FIRE STARTS. FUELS ARE DRY IN THESE AREAS 
  AND FIRE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 

* 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.

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

&&

$$
703 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
811 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM
THURSDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 230...WHICH
INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...SAN LUIS
VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO... PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH
230...WHICH INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...
SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

COZ220>230-201815-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0027.130620T1700Z-130621T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0020.130621T1600Z-130622T0200Z/
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-
811 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH
HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...
224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220...221...222...223...224...225...226... 227...228...229 AND
230...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223... 
  224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. TAKE 
  PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID FIRE STARTS. FUELS ARE DRY IN THESE AREAS 
  AND FIRE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 

* 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.

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

&&

$$
931 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
410 AM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS. THIS WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220
THROUGH 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE...SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...
PUEBLO... HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH
230...WHICH INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...
SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

COZ220>230-210215-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0027.130620T1700Z-130621T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0020.130621T1600Z-130622T0200Z/
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-
410 AM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...
221...222...223...224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...
224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223... 
  224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 3 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. TAKE 
  PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID FIRE STARTS. FUELS ARE DRY IN THESE AREAS 
  AND FIRE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 

* 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.

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

&&

$$
550 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
942 AM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS. THIS WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FROM NOW THROUGH 8 PM FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH
230...WHICH INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...SAN
LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO... PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH
230...WHICH INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...
SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

COZ220>230-210745-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0027.130620T1700Z-130621T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0020.130621T1600Z-130622T0200Z/
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-
942 AM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND
DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...224...
225...226...227...228...229 AND 230...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...
224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223... 
  224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 3 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. TAKE 
  PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID FIRE STARTS. FUELS ARE DRY IN THESE AREAS 
  AND FIRE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 

* 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.

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

&&

$$
381 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
239 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS. THIS WARNING IS
IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH
230...WHICH INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...SAN
LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM 10 AM FRIDAY THROUGH
8PM FRIDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 230...WHICH INCLUDES
THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE
EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH
230...WHICH INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...
SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

COZ220>230-211245-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0020.130621T1600Z-130622T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0028.130621T1600Z-130622T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0021.130622T1600Z-130623T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-130621T0200Z/
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-
239 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...224...225...226...
227...228...229 AND 230...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...224...225...226...
227...228...229 AND 230... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220...221...222...223...224...225...226...227...228...229 AND
230...

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 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES
IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223... 
  224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230.

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

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

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. TAKE 
  PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID FIRE STARTS. FUELS ARE DRY IN THESE AREAS 
  AND FIRE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 

* 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.

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

&&

$$
040 
WWUS85 KPUB 210212
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
812 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THURSDAY..

...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM 10 AM FRIDAY
THROUGH 8PM FRIDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 230...WHICH
INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...SAN LUIS
VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220 THROUGH 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE... SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...
PUEBLO... HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

COZ220>230-211815-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-130621T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0028.130621T1600Z-130622T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0021.130622T1600Z-130623T0200Z/
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-
812 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT
FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES
INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...224...
225...226...227...228...229 AND 230...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...
221...222...223...224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...
221...222...223...224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223... 
  224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 2 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. TAKE 
  PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID FIRE STARTS. FUELS ARE DRY IN THESE AREAS 
  AND FIRE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. 

* 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.

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

&&

$$

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 Jun 19, 11:16 AM MDT, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 11:16 AM MDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1116 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 857 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

UPDATED GRIDS FOR CURRENT TEMPERATURE TRENDS AND SKY CONDITIONS.
ALSO REFRESHED ALL FIRE WEATHER GRIDS WITH 12Z NAM12 DATA. -PJC

&&

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 323 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

...ISOLATED SEVERE THREAT FAR EASTERN PLAINS...FIRE WEATHER OVER
MTNS/VALLEYS...

CURRENTLY...

AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORM HAS BEEN TRACKING OVER THE FAR
SOUTHEAST PLAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. STORM HAS TRACKED IN REMOTE
AREAS SO NO REPORTS...BUT ALGORITHMS HAVE BEEN INDICATING 2" HAIL
WITH IT AT TIMES...AND MODEST ROTATION HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON AND OFF
WITH THE CELL.

OVER THE REST OF THE PLAINS...LLVL MSTR HAS REMAINED IN PLACE WITH
SFC SE WINDS OVER THE REGION. SKIES HAVE CLOUDED UP OVER A GOOD PART
OF THE PLAINS WITH CIGS IN THE MVFR/IFR CATEGORY.

OVER THE INTERIOR MTNS...THE DRY AIR IS NOTED AS DWPTS ARE IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE SAN JUANS.

TODAY...

SIMULATIONS SHOW THE DRYLINE WILL REMAIN ON THE COLORADO SIDE OF THE
CO/KS BORDER THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH TEMPS WILL BE WARMING
ALOFT...CONVG ALONG THE BOUNDARY MAY ALLOW FOR ONE OR TWO STORMS TO
FORM. LATEST HRRR WAS HINTING AT THIS. SPC ALSO HAS FAR E PLAINS IN
SLIGHT RISK. CAPE IS FCST TO BE SIGNIFICANT...3000 J/KG...AND SHEAR
WILL BE IN THE 35-45 KT RANGE...SO IF ANY STORM GOES UP IT WILL
ROTATE AND IT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SOME BIG HAIL. LCLS
WILL BE HIGH SO TORNADO THREAT IS VERY LOW.

OVER THE REST OF THE REGION...METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE
FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR GIVEN THE LOW DWPTS AND GUSTY SW
WINDS. QUITE A FEW AREAS ON THE PLAINS HAVE RECEIVED SOME BENEFICIAL
RAIN SO THE THREAT IS LESS ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR...HOWEVER IT WILL
DRY OUT QUICKLY TODAY AND ANY AREAS WHICH HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY
SIGNIF RAIN WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

IT WILL BE MUCH WARMER TODAY THAN THE YESTERDAY...WITH HIGHS
APPROACHING 100 OVER THE LOWER ARK RVR VALLEY. EXPECT 70S MTNS WITH
80S IN THE VALLEYS. TEMPS AROUND 90F WILL OCCUR IN MOST OF EL PASO
COUNTY.

TONIGHT...

EXCEPT FOR THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SUPERCELL OVER THE FAR E PLAINS
EARLY THIS EVENING...IT WILL BE DRY. RH RECOVERY WILL BE VERY POOR
OVER THE MTNS...VALLEYS AND I-25 CORRIDOR REGION.

.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 323 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

...HIGH FIRE DANGER...

MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE EXTENDED WITH A SLOW MOVING
SYSTEM OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
PERSISTENT SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE ROCKIES. THIS WILL PUT
THE REGION UNDER FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR HIGH FIRE DANGER.

THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...STRONG DRY PERSISTENT SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW WILL ENCOMPASS SOUTHERN COLORADO THROUGH THIS PERIOD. THIS
WILL SET THE STAGE FOR EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN
COLORADO...ESPECIALLY WEST OF I-25. ALREADY HAVE A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH OUT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL LIKELY NEED TO RAISE
ONE FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WIDESPREAD
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
WHILE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP WELL BELOW 10 PERCENT. IN ADDITION
THE AFTERNOON MIXING WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE
UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S ACROSS THE PLAINS. THERE ARE SOME FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS EAST OF I-25 AS WELL...CONDITIONS WILL BE
FAVORABLE HOWEVER FUEL STATUS AND RECENT HEAVY RAINS PRECLUDE ANY
FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS AT THIS TIME. FINE FUELS WILL NEED TO BE
WATCHED AND MAY CURE QUICKLY WITH PERSISTENT DRY AND WINDY
CONDITIONS LEADING TO ENHANCED FIRE DANGER. THE ONLY AREA THAT MAY
SEE ANY PRECIPITATION DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL BE THE FAR
SOUTHEAST PLAINS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHERE AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN
OCCURRENCE AT THIS TIME.

SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THE UPPER PATTERN BEGINS TO SHIFT ON
SUNDAY WITH THE UPPER SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS EJECTING
INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING NORTHWARD OUT OF
THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. TEMPERATURES MAY BE SLIGHTLY COOLER ON
SUNDAY BEHIND A WEAK COLD FRONT...BUT WE SHOULD STILL MANAGE MID
TO UPPER 90S ACROSS THE PLAINS BEFORE WARMING BACK UP FOR MONDAY
AND TUESDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THIS
PERIOD...BUT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVERHEAD...WINDS SHOULD
WEAKEN AND HELP REDUCE THE HIGH FIRE DANGER. THE EXCEPTION MAY BE
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY WHERE SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW WILL REMAIN A BIT STRONGER BEFORE WEAKENING ON TUESDAY. THIS
WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED. CURRENT MODEL PROJECTIONS INDICATING
THAT WE WILL REMAIN DRY WITH NO CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION EARLY TO
MIDDLE NEXT WEEK. MOZLEY

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1108 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT KALS...KCOS...AND KPUB THROUGH 18Z
THURSDAY. THE MAIN CONCERN AT THESE SITES WILL BE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. -PJC

&&

.PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ220>230.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR COZ220>230.

&&

UPDATE...PJC
SHORT TERM...HODANISH
LONG TERM...MOZLEY
AVIATION...PJC
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 11:07 AM MDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1107 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

COZ058>089-093>099-201715-
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-
1107 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ONE OR TWO THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS EAST OF I-25. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE EASTERN
PLAINS LATER TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE...HOWEVER
THERE WILL BE A RATHER STRONG CAP OVER THE PLAINS. THE LIKELIHOOD OF
A THUNDERSTORM TODAY IS QUITE LOW...BUT IF A STORM WERE TO
INITIATE...IT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME QUITE SEVERE...WITH
VERY LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. A TORNADO WOULD BE POSSIBLE.

OVER THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND I-25 CORRIDOR...METEOROLOGICAL
CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON.
IF A FIRE WERE TO DEVELOP...IT WOULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD
RAPIDLY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST ACROSS ALL OF
SOUTHERN COLORADO THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS WILL BE WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR WHERE FUELS
ARE MOST CRITICAL. WHILE CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS ON THE FAR
EASTERN PLAINS...FUELS ARE LISTED AS NON-CRITICAL AND WILL HAVE TO
BE MONITORED FOR CURING FUELS. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED ACROSS
THE WHOLE AREA WITH REGARDS TO OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE FIRE.

HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INTO
THE SAN LUIS VALLEY SUNDAY AND MONDAY WHERE STRONG WIND AND LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE.

AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST
PLAINS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN
OCCURRENCE IS VERY LOW AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR WEATHER SPOTTERS
WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER THE FAR EASTERN
PLAINS.

81/31

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 19, 10:40 AM MDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1040 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1038 AM     HEAVY RAIN       12 NE TWO BUTTES        37.69N 102.25W
06/19/2013  M1.50 INCH       PROWERS            CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            24HR PRECIP TOTAL ENDING 3AM. INCLUDED MELTED HAIL.

&&

PPERALES

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 6:00 PM MDTTornado WarningPUBBaca, Prowers30 min
Jun 18, 6:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Prowers37 min
Jun 18, 6:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Prowers44 min
Jun 18, 6:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca39 min
Jun 19, 1:10 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPUBBaca, Bent, Prowers65 min
Jun 19, 2:56 PM MDTFire Weather WatchPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more24 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.