Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 28, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 15, 2014, 11:55 AM MDT for El Paso County, Colorado. It took effect at Jun 16, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Jun 15, 2014, 11:55 AM MDT (17:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 16, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2014, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County El Paso County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:59 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 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 1323 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
616 WWUS85 KPUB 151755 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1155 AM MDT SUN JUN 15 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON TO 9 PM MONDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FROM 1200 UNTIL 2100 ON TUESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY... COZ226-227-161000- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0017.140616T1800Z-140617T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0028.140616T1800Z-140617T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0018.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 1155 AM MDT SUN JUN 15 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 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 NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 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...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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
315 WWUS85 KPUB 152101 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 301 PM MDT SUN JUN 15 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON TO 9 PM MONDAY... FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FROM 1200 UNTIL 2100 ON TUESDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY... COZ226-227-161315- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0028.140616T1800Z-140617T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0018.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 301 PM MDT SUN JUN 15 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
618 WWUS85 KPUB 160854 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 254 AM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TODAY... FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY... COZ226-227-170100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0028.140616T1800Z-140617T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0018.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 254 AM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
070 WWUS85 KPUB 162045 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 245 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY... COZ226-227-171245- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0018.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0029.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140617T0300Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 245 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
880 WWUS85 KPUB 162310 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 510 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225 THROUGH 227...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND EL PASO COUNTY... COZ222-225-171515- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0029.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 510 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10-15 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. && $$ COZ226-227-171515- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140617T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0029.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 510 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
184 WWUS85 KPUB 170328 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 928 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FROM NOON TUESDAY UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225 THROUGH 227...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY... THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND EL PASO COUNTY... COZ226-227-171930- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140617T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0029.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 928 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MONDAY HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 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. && $$ COZ222-225-171930- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0029.140617T1800Z-140618T0300Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 928 PM MDT MON JUN 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 7:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PUB | Baca, Kiowa, Prowers | 45 min |
| Jun 15, 3:08 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | El Paso | 9 hr |
| Jun 15, 11:55 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | El Paso | 27 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.