Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 4, 2015, 4:04 AM MDT for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 4, 2015, 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
- Apr 4, 2015, 4:04 AM MDT (10:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2015, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2015, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Lake County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:10 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
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 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
- 3670 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
266 WWUS85 KPUB 041004 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 404 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 230 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTY... COZ224-050215- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0005.150404T1800Z-150405T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0005.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 404 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... 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 NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ220>223-225>230-233-050215- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0005.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE- FREMONT COUNTY-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 404 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...225...226...227...228... 229...230 AND 233... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...225...226...227...228... 229...230 AND 233... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223... 225...226...227...228...229...230 AND 233. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
327 WWUS85 KPUB 042017 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 217 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220 AND 224...THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 230 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTY... COZ220-051230- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150405T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0005.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY- 217 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220.. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220.. 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 UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ224-051230- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150405T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0005.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY- 217 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ221>223-225>230-233-051230- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0005.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 217 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...223...225... 226...227...228...229...230 AND 233... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...223...225... 226...227...228...229...230 AND 233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...223...225... 226...227...228...229...230 AND 233. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
640 WWUS85 KPUB 042107 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 307 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224...WHICH INCLUDES THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY AND THE SAN LUIS VALLEY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220... 221...222...223...224 AND 229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM SUNDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 230 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTY... COZ220-224-051315- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0005.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0006.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150405T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 307 PM MDT SAT APR 4 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 220 AND 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING AND THEN AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND POSSIBLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ221>223-225-229-230-051315- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0005.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0006.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 307 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...223... 225...229 AND 230... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...223...225...229 AND 230... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...223...225... 229 AND 230. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND POSSIBLY AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ226>228-233-051315- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0005.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 307 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 233... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 233. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND POSSIBLY AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
201 WWUS85 KPUB 050147 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 747 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220... 221...222...223...224 AND 229 AND 230... WHICH INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM SUNDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES EL PASO COUNTY...PUEBLO COUNTY AND EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 230 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTY... COZ220-224-051800- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150405T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0006.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-SAN LUIS VALLEY- 747 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 AND 224. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND POSSIBLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ221>223-225-229-230-051800- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0006.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 747 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...223...225...229 AND 230... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...223...225...229 AND 230... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...223...225... 229 AND 230. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND POSSIBLY AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 40S. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ226>228-233-051800- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0005.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 747 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 233... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 233. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND POSSIBLY AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 4:04 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:04 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla and 15 more | 35 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:07 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 29 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2015Every red flag warning in 2015
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.