Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 4, 2013, 12:30 PM MDT for 16 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 5, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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 4, 2013, 12:30 PM MDT (18:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2013, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:31 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 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 247 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
- 1686 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
152 WWUS85 KPUB 041830 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1230 PM MDT THU APR 4 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND FREMONT COUNTY... COZ222-224-226>237-051030- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0003.130405T1800Z-130406T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0005.130405T1800Z-130406T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-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- 1230 PM MDT THU APR 4 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 234...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMUIDITES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...A COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD DRY FUELS...WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE DANGER. BURNING OR THE USE OF MACHINERY COULD LEAD TO UNCONTROLLED FIRES IN AREAS OF SUSCEPTIBLE FUELS. IF A FIRE STARTS...RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF THE FIRE WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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 CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
5 follow-up statements
811 WWUS85 KPUB 042141 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 341 PM MDT THU APR 4 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND FREMONT COUNTY... COZ222-224-226>237-051345- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0005.130405T1800Z-130406T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 341 PM MDT THU APR 4 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222... 224...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...A COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD DRY FUELS...WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE DANGER. BURNING OR THE USE OF MACHINERY COULD LEAD TO UNCONTROLLED FIRES IN AREAS OF SUSCEPTIBLE FUELS. IF A FIRE STARTS...RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF THE FIRE WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
759 WWUS85 KPUB 051010 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 410 AM MDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND FREMONT COUNTY... COZ222-224-226>237-060200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0005.130405T1800Z-130406T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-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- 410 AM MDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...A COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD DRY FUELS...WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE DANGER. BURNING OR THE USE OF MACHINERY COULD LEAD TO UNCONTROLLED FIRES IN AREAS OF SUSCEPTIBLE FUELS. IF A FIRE STARTS...RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF THE FIRE WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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 CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
137 WWUS85 KPUB 051736 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1136 AM MDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND FREMONT COUNTY... COZ222-224-226>237-060200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0005.130405T1800Z-130406T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 1136 AM MDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...A COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD DRY FUELS...WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE DANGER. BURNING OR THE USE OF MACHINERY COULD LEAD TO UNCONTROLLED FIRES IN AREAS OF SUSCEPTIBLE FUELS. IF A FIRE STARTS...RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF THE FIRE WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
853 WWUS85 KPUB 052112 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 312 PM MDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND FREMONT COUNTY... COZ222-224-226>237-060200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130406T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-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- 312 PM MDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...A COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD DRY FUELS...WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE DANGER. BURNING OR THE USE OF MACHINERY COULD LEAD TO UNCONTROLLED FIRES IN AREAS OF SUSCEPTIBLE FUELS. IF A FIRE STARTS...RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF THE FIRE WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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 CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
710 WWUS85 KPUB 060150 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 750 PM MDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT... COZ222-224-226>237-060300- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130406T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 750 PM MDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES INCREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING...ALLOWING FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 3:51 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 10 more | 9 hr |
Nearby
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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.