Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Feb 19, 2014, 2:49 PM MST for 5 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Feb 20, 2014, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 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
- Feb 19, 2014, 2:49 PM MST (21:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2014, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2014, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 249 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
- 3020 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
405 WWUS85 KPUB 192149 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 249 PM MST WED FEB 19 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES...HUERFANO...BACA AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... COZ228-231-232-234>236-192300- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0001.140220T1800Z-140221T0100Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- 249 PM MST WED FEB 19 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...231...232...234...235 AND 236... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THESE AREAS WILL BE VERY WINDY ON THURSDAY...BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FORECAST TO REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY. $$ COZ229-230-233-237-201400- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0001.140220T1800Z-140221T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0001.140220T1800Z-140221T0100Z/ HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 249 PM MST WED FEB 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDE HUERFANO...BACA AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12-15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
4 follow-up statements
912 WWUS85 KPUB 201047 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 347 AM MST THU FEB 20 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES...HUERFANO...BACA AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... COZ229-230-233-237-210100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0001.140220T1800Z-140221T0100Z/ HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 347 AM MST THU FEB 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE 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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
460 WWUS85 KPUB 201852 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1152 AM MST THU FEB 20 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY...PARTS OF WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND BACA COUNTY THROUGH 6 PM. THIS INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228...229...230 AND 237... ...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY... COZ233-202000- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140221T0100Z/ EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 1152 AM MST THU FEB 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 233.. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. QUITE A BIT OF SNOW FELL OVER EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY LAST NIGHT AND FOR THIS REASON THE RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY. $$ COZ222-228-210100- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140221T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- 1152 AM MST THU FEB 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 228... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 228. FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222...IT IS FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 8500 FEET. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE 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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ COZ229-230-237-210100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140221T0100Z/ HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 1152 AM MST THU FEB 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230 AND 237. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HODANISH
423 WWUS85 KPUB 202155 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 255 PM MST THU FEB 20 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY... HUERFANO COUNTY...PARTS OF WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND BACA COUNTY THROUGH 6 PM. THIS INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228... 229...230 AND 237... COZ222-228>230-237-210100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140221T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 255 PM MST THU FEB 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228...229...230 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228...229...230 AND 237. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE 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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
630 WWUS85 KPUB 210049 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 549 PM MST THU FEB 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... COZ222-228>230-237-210200- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140221T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 549 PM MST THU FEB 20 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228...229...230 AND 237... RELATIVE HUMIDITES ARE NOW ABOVE 20 PERCENT OVER MOST OF THE WARNED AREA. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY RELAX THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 3:52 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas and 3 more | 11 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.