Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 14, 2015, 3:25 PM MDT for 15 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 15, 2015, 11:00 AM 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
- Apr 14, 2015, 3:25 PM MDT (21:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2015, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2015, 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, El Paso 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), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 248 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
- 3244 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
866 WWUS85 KPUB 142125 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 325 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE ZONES 224 AND 226 THROUGH 235...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AS WELL AS EL PASO...PUEBLO...EASTERN HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...BENT...OTERO AND KIOWA COUNTIES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE ZONES 224...227 THROUGH 233...235 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AS WELL AS SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...OTERO...CROWLEY...BENT AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ224-228>230-232-233-151330- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0010.150415T1800Z-150416T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0011.150415T1700Z-150416T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150415T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 325 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE ZONES 224...228...229...230...232 AND 233... ...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 224...228...229...230...232 AND 233... 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 224...228...229...230... 232 AND 233. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. 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. && $$ COZ227-231-235-151330- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0011.150415T1700Z-150416T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150415T0200Z/ SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- 325 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...231 AND 235... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...231 AND 235... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...231 AND 235. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ237-151330- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0010.150415T1800Z-150416T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0011.150415T1700Z-150416T0200Z/ BACA COUNTY- 325 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...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 ZONE 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 ZONE 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$ COZ226-234-150200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150415T0200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- 325 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 234... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 234. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
9 follow-up statements
293 WWUS85 KPUB 150026 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 626 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 224 AND 226 THROUGH 235...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...EL PASO...PUEBLO...EASTERN HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA AND BENT COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 224...227 THROUGH 233...235 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...EASTERN HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO...BENT AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ224-227>233-235-151630- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150415T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.150415T1700Z-150416T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- 626 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 224...227...228...229...230...231... 232...233 AND 235... ...RED FLAG WARNING 11 AM TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 224...227...228...229...230... 231...232...233 AND 235... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233 AND 235. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$ COZ226-234-150200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150415T0200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY- 626 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 226 AND 234... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 234. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ237-151630- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.150415T1700Z-150416T0200Z/ BACA COUNTY- 626 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING 11 AM TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 GUSTING TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$
476 WWUS85 KPUB 150236 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 836 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 224...227 THROUGH 233... 235 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...EASTERN HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO... BENT AND BACA COUNTIES... ...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 224 AND 226 THROUGH 235...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...EL PASO...PUEBLO...EASTERN HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO...KIOWA AND BENT COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... COZ224-227>233-235-237-151845- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.150415T1700Z-150416T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 836 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 235 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...235 AND 237. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
881 WWUS85 KPUB 150427 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1027 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 224...227 THROUGH 233... 235 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...EASTERN HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO... BENT AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ224-227>233-235-237-152030- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.150415T1700Z-150416T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 1027 PM MDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING 11 AM TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...235 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...235 AND 237. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$
217 WWUS85 KPUB 151007 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 407 AM MDT WED APR 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 224...227 THROUGH 233...235 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHERN EL PASO...PUEBLO...EASTERN HUERFANO...LAS ANIMAS...CROWLEY...OTERO... BENT AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ224-227>233-235-237-160200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.150415T1700Z-150416T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 407 AM MDT WED APR 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 235 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...235 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
669 WWUS85 KPUB 151611 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1011 AM MDT WED APR 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE ZONES 224 AND 227 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS... COZ234-236-160200- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0011.150415T1700Z-150416T0200Z/ KIOWA COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY- 1011 AM MDT WED APR 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234 AND 236... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234 AND 236. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$ COZ224-227>233-235-237-160200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.150415T1700Z-150416T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 1011 AM MDT WED APR 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...235 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...235 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
458 WWUS85 KPUB 152107 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 307 PM MDT WED APR 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE ZONES 224 AND 227 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS... COZ224-227>237-160200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-150416T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-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- 307 PM MDT WED APR 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...235 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. 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. && $$
334 WWUS85 KPUB 160013 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 613 PM MDT WED APR 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 224 AND 227 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ224-227>237-160200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-150416T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 613 PM MDT WED APR 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...235 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 3 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
883 WWUS85 KPUB 160218 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 818 PM MDT WED APR 15 2015 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 224 AND 227 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS...HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... COZ224-227>237-160330- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-150416T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-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- 818 PM MDT WED APR 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... ALTHOUGH HUMIDITIES ARE STILL QUITE...THE WINDS IN MOST AREAS HAVE DROPPED BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. WHILE CAUTION IS STILL ADVISED TO AVOID ACTIVITIES INVOLVING SPARK OR FLAME...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
261 WWUS85 KPUB 160218 CCA RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 818 PM MDT WED APR 15 2015 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 224 AND 227 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS...HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... COZ224-227>237-160330- /O.COR.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-150416T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 818 PM MDT WED APR 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... ALTHOUGH HUMIDITIES ARE STILL QUITE LOW...THE WINDS IN MOST AREAS HAVE DROPPED BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. WHILE CAUTION IS STILL ADVISED TO AVOID ACTIVITIES INVOLVING SPARK OR FLAME...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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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.