Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 17, 2014, 3:02 PM MDT for El Paso County, Fremont County, Colorado. It took effect at Jun 18, 2014, 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
- Jun 17, 2014, 3:02 PM MDT (21:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 18, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2014, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 73 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 (KDEN), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 4185 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
672 WWUS85 KPUB 172102 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 302 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225 THROUGH 227...WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO AND FREMONT COUNTIES...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT...FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT AND EL PASO COUNTIES... COZ222-226-227-181315- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0019.140618T1800Z-140619T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0030.140618T1800Z-140619T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140618T0300Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 302 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226 AND 227... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...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 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226 AND 227. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 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. && $$ COZ225-180300- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140618T0300Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 302 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
4 follow-up statements
824 WWUS85 KPUB 180253 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 853 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 225 THROUGH 227...WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO AND FREMONT COUNTIES...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...THE WET MOUNTAINS AND THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT...FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT AND EL PASO COUNTIES... COZ222-226-227-181900- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0030.140618T1800Z-140619T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 853 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226 AND 227... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226 AND 227... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226 AND 227. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 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. && $$ COZ225-180400- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140618T0300Z/ SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE- 853 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225... WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN. RED FLAG CONDITIONS HAVE SUBSIDED. $$
638 WWUS85 KPUB 180939 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 339 AM MDT WED JUN 18 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT...FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT AND EL PASO COUNTIES... COZ222-226-227-190145- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0030.140618T1800Z-140619T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 339 AM MDT WED JUN 18 2014 ...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...226 AND 227... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226 AND 227. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 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...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
480 WWUS85 KPUB 182043 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 243 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT AND EL PASO COUNTIES... COZ222-226-227-190200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140619T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 243 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226 AND 227... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226 AND 227. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
809 WWUS85 KPUB 190141 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 741 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... COZ222-226-227-190245- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-140619T0200Z/ FREMONT COUNTY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 741 PM MDT WED JUN 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226 AND 227... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RISE THIS EVENING BEHIND A FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH SOUTHEAST COLORADO. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 3:42 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | El Paso, Fremont | 11 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.