Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 20, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at May 6, 2014, 3:55 AM MDT for 18 counties in Colorado. It took effect at May 7, 2014, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 13 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
- May 6, 2014, 3:55 AM MDT (09:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 7, 2014, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 7, 2014, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 13 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, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:55 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 (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 5170 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
320 WWUS85 KPUB 060955 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 355 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS...REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT TO 10 PM MDT TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND FREMONT COUNTY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS...FROM 9 AM MDT TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233 ...234... 235...236 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND FREMONT COUNTY... COZ222-224-226>237-070200- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0011.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0020.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0019.140506T1500Z-140507T0400Z/ 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- 355 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY 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 HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 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...TODAY...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
604 WWUS85 KPUB 062145 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 345 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS...REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND FREMONT COUNTY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS...FROM 9 AM MDT TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233 ...234... 235...236 AND 237... WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND FREMONT COUNTY... COZ222-224-226>237-071345- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140507T0400Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0020.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ 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- 345 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 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... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY 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 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 WILL BE POSSIBLE 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. && $$
287 WWUS85 KPUB 062302 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 502 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS...REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227...228... 229...230... 231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR... THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND FREMONT COUNTY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225...WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY ALONG WITH THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAIN RANGES AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS...FROM 9 AM MDT TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226... 227... 228...229...230...231...232...233 ...234... 235...236 AND 237... WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS... THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND FREMONT COUNTY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS...FROM 9 AM MDT TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225...WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY ALONG WITH THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAIN RANGES AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY... COZ221-225-071515- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140507T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0020.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 502 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE 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 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. && $$ COZ222-224-226>237-071515- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140507T0400Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0020.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 502 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227...228...229...230...231... 232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227...228...229...230...231... 232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
391 WWUS85 KPUB 070346 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 946 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS... COZ221-222-224>237-072000- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140507T0400Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0020.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-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- 946 PM MDT TUE MAY 6 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE 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. && $$
117 WWUS85 KPUB 070913 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 313 AM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT TO 10 PM MDT TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS... COZ221-222-224>237-080115- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0020.140507T1500Z-140508T0400Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 313 AM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222... 224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
770 WWUS85 KPUB 071855 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1255 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS... AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS... COZ221-222-224>237-080400- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-140508T0400Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-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- 1255 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE 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. && $$
013 WWUS85 KPUB 072049 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 249 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS... AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS... COZ221-222-224>237-080400- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-140508T0400Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- BACA COUNTY- 249 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
258 WWUS85 KPUB 080238 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 838 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DRY FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231 THROUGH 237...THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ221-222-224>230-080345- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-140508T0400Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 838 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226... 227...228...229 AND 230... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...TELLER COUNTY...EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY...FREMONT COUNTY...HUERFANO COUNTY WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS. HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN ABOVE 15 PERCENT AND THEREFORE THESE AREAS ARE NO LONGER MEETING RED FLAG CRITERIA. $$ COZ231>237-080400- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-140508T0400Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 838 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH RAPID RATES OF FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
071 WWUS85 KPUB 080338 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 938 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... COZ231>237-080445- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-140508T0400Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 938 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... $$
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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.