Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 31, 2014, 2:57 PM MDT for 17 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 1, 2014, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2014, 2:57 PM MDT (20:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2014, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2014, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 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, Custer 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 20:55 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2:43 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 S Alamosa, CO | VIS UNDER 2 SM BLDU |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 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
- 2516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
907 WWUS85 KPUB 312057 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 257 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS UNTIL 1800 TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 227 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT...SOUTHERN EL PASO... PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO... KIOWA...BENT...BACA AND PROWERS COUNTIES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FROM 1100 UNTIL 2000 ON TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...AND 227 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM COLORADO SPRINGS AND SOUTHWARD AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS... COZ222-228>237-011300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0006.140401T1800Z-140402T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0012.140401T1700Z-140402T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ 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- 257 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...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 HUMIDITY...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 ZONES 222...228...229...230... 231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY 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. && $$ COZ227-011300- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0012.140401T1700Z-140402T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 257 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ224-011300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0006.140401T1800Z-140402T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0012.140401T1700Z-140402T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 257 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... 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 TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY 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
812 WWUS85 KPUB 312354 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 554 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL EXPIRE AT 1800 TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 227 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT...SOUTHERN EL PASO... PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO... KIOWA... BENT...BACA AND PROWERS COUNTIES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FROM 1100 UNTIL 2000 ON TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...AND 227 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR FROM COLORADO SPRINGS AND SOUTHWARD AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS... COZ222-227>237-011600- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140401T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.140401T1700Z-140402T0200Z/ FREMONT 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- 554 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY 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. && $$ COZ224-011600- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.140401T1700Z-140402T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 554 PM MDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY 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. && $$
403 WWUS85 KPUB 011037 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 437 AM MDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FROM 1100 UNTIL 2000 MDT TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FROM 1100 UNTIL 2000 MDT ON WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE EASTERN HUERFANO COUNTY...EASTERN LAS AMIMAS COUNTY AND BACA COUNTY... COZ225-226-020200- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0012.140401T1700Z-140402T0200Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 437 AM MDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225 AND 226... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 225 AND 226. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ229-230-233-237-020245- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0007.140402T1700Z-140403T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.140401T1700Z-140402T0200Z/ HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 437 AM MDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO CONTINUES A RED FLAG WARNING TODAY AND HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ222-224-227-228-231-232-234>236-020200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.140401T1700Z-140402T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- 437 AM MDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...228...231...232... 234...235...AND 236... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...227...228... 231...232...234...235 AND 236. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
996 WWUS85 KPUB 012114 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 314 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS UNTIL 2000 MDT TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FROM 1100 UNTIL 2000 ON WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228 THROUGH 233 AND ZONE 237...WHICH INCLUDES PUEBLO...HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ229-230-233-237-021315- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0007.140402T1700Z-140403T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0013.140402T1700Z-140403T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140402T0200Z/ HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 314 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237... 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 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229...230...233 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY 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. && $$ COZ228-231-232-021315- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0013.140402T1700Z-140403T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140402T0200Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- 314 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...231...AND 232... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...231 AND 232... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...231 AND 232. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ222-224>227-234>236-020200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140402T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- 314 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...226...227...234...235...AND 236... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...226... 227...234...235 AND 236. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY 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. && $$
285 WWUS85 KPUB 020134 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 734 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2000 MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FROM 1100 UNTIL 2000 ON WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228 THROUGH 233 AND ZONE 237...WHICH INCLUDES PUEBLO... HUERFANO...CROWLEY...OTERO...LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ228>233-237-021745- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140402T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.140402T1700Z-140403T0200Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 734 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231...232...233 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230... 231...232...233 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228...229...230...231... 232...233 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ222-224>227-234>236-020245- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140402T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- 734 PM MDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225... 226...227...234...235 AND 236... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 3:01 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | PUB | El Paso | 7 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:30 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 9 more | 10 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.