Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 12, 2013, 3:01 PM MDT for 10 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 13, 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 12, 2013, 3:01 PM MDT (21:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2013, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 1031 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
242 WWUS85 KPUB 122101 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 301 PM MDT FRI APR 12 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM ON SATURDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228 THROUGH 230...231 THROUGH 233 AND 235...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT...PUEBLO...OTERO...CROWLEY... BENT...LAS ANIMAS AND EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTIES... COZ222-228>230-131315- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0005.130413T1800Z-130414T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0008.130413T1800Z-130414T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 301 PM MDT FRI APR 12 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...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 NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228...229 AND 230. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$ COZ231>233-235-131315- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0008.130413T1800Z-130414T0200Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- 301 PM MDT FRI APR 12 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233 AND 235... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233 AND 235. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
5 follow-up statements
266 WWUS85 KPUB 122103 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 303 PM MDT FRI APR 12 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM ON SATURDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228 THROUGH 230...231 THROUGH 233 AND 235...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT...PUEBLO...OTERO...CROWLEY... BENT... LAS ANIMAS AND EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTIES... COZ222-228>233-235-131315- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0008.130413T1800Z-130414T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- 303 PM MDT FRI APR 12 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228...229...230...231...232...233 AND 235... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228...229...230... 231...232...233 AND 235. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$
208 WWUS85 KPUB 130236 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 836 PM MDT FRI APR 12 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM ON SATURDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228 THROUGH 230...231 THROUGH 233 AND 235...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT...PUEBLO...OTERO...CROWLEY... BENT... LAS ANIMAS AND EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTIES... COZ222-228>233-235-131845- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0008.130413T1800Z-130414T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- 836 PM MDT FRI APR 12 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS... FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228...229...230...231...232... 233 AND 235... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228...229...230... 231...232...233 AND 235. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
558 WWUS85 KPUB 131031 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 431 AM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM ON SATURDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 228 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT...PUEBLO...EASTERN HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY... OTERO...BENT...KIOWA...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ234-236-237-140200- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0008.130413T1800Z-130414T0200Z/ KIOWA COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 431 AM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$ COZ222-228>233-235-140200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0008.130413T1800Z-130414T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- 431 AM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228...229...230...231... 232...233 AND 235... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228...229...230... 231...232...233 AND 235. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
846 WWUS85 KPUB 132134 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 334 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...UNTIL 8 PM TODAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 228 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT...PUEBLO...EASTERN HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY... OTERO...BENT...KIOWA...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ222-228>237-140200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130414T0200Z/ FREMONT 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- 334 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228...229...230...231...232...233 AND 235... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228...229...230... 231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$
656 WWUS85 KPUB 140147 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 747 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRES AT 800 PM... COZ222-228>237-140300- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130414T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 747 PM MDT SAT APR 13 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228...229...230...231...232...233...234 ...235...236 AND 237... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 4:08 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo | 11 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:24 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | PUB | Chaffee, Lake, Saguache | 13 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.