Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 32, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 24, 2013, 7:54 PM MDT for 8 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 25, 2013, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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 24, 2013, 7:54 PM MDT (01:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 25, 2013, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2013, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Chaffee County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:55 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, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 273 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
- 91 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3811 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
137 WWUS85 KPUB 250154 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 754 PM MDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MONDAY EXPIRES AT 8 PM MDT... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225... WHICH INCLUDES THE SOUTHERN SANGRES DE CRISTO RANGE AND SPANISH PEAKS... COZ225-251800- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-130625T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0024.130625T1700Z-130626T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0032.130625T1700Z-130626T0200Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 754 PM MDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS..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 ZONE 225. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD AND GROWTH. * 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. && $$ COZ224-250300- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0024.130625T1700Z-130626T0200Z/ /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-130625T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 754 PM MDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN HIGH ON TUESDAY WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA...BUT COULD BE LOCALLY GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ COZ220>223-226>230-250300- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-130625T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE- FREMONT COUNTY-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 754 PM MDT MON JUN 24 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...226...227...228... 229 AND 230... FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN HIGH OVERNIGHT WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY RELAX AND WILL BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. $$ SR
4 follow-up statements
649 WWUS85 KPUB 250958 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 358 AM MDT TUE JUN 25 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM MDT TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225...WHICH INCLUDES THE SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND SPANISH PEAKS... COZ225-260100- /O.EXT.KPUB.FW.W.0032.130625T1500Z-130626T0100Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 358 AM MDT TUE JUN 25 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD AND GROWTH. * HAINES...6. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
273 WWUS85 KPUB 251934 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 134 PM MDT TUE JUN 25 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS UNTIL 7 PM MDT TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 225...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND THE SPANISH PEAKS... COZ220-260100- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130626T0100Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY- 134 PM MDT TUE JUN 25 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD AND GROWTH. * HAINES...5. 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. && $$ COZ225-260100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130626T0100Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 134 PM MDT TUE JUN 25 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD AND GROWTH. * HAINES...6. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
349 WWUS85 KPUB 252053 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 253 PM MDT TUE JUN 25 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS UNTIL 7 PM MDT TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 225...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS AND THE SPANISH PEAKS... COZ220-225-260100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130626T0100Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 253 PM MDT TUE JUN 25 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220 AND 225... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 225. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE SPREAD AND GROWTH. * 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. && $$
781 WWUS85 KPUB 260042 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 642 PM MDT TUE JUN 25 2013 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 225 WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM THIS EVENING... COZ220-225-260145- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-130626T0100Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 642 PM MDT TUE JUN 25 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 225... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND HUMIDITY VALUES WILL SLOWLY RECOVER. $$ HODANISH
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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.