Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 4, 2015, 3:07 PM MDT for 15 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 5, 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, 3:07 PM MDT (21:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2015, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 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, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 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 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 281 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
- 2744 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
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. && $$ COZ226>228-233-051800- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0005.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 747 PM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 233... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 233. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND POSSIBLY AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
479 WWUS85 KPUB 051000 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 400 AM MDT SUN APR 5 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 THROUGH 225...228 THROUGH 230 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND PUEBLO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... ...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 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS... COZ226-227-060200- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0005.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY- 400 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2015 ...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 AND 227... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 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. && $$ COZ228-233-060200- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0005.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0006.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ PUEBLO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 400 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228 AND 233... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228 AND 233... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228 AND 233. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ220>225-229-230-060200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0006.150405T1800Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE- FREMONT COUNTY-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS- SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 400 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...224...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 220...221...222...223...224...225...229 AND 230... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223... 224...225...229 AND 230. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 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. && $$ COZ231-232-234>237-060200- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY- PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 400 AM MDT SUN APR 5 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...234...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...234...235... 236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
461 WWUS85 KPUB 052053 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 253 PM MDT SUN APR 5 2015 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS UNTIL 8 PM SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 225...228 THROUGH 230 AND 233...WHICH INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR AND PUEBLO AND LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FROM NOON TO 8 PM MONDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...225...229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR... COZ224-225-229-230-061300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0007.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0007.150407T1800Z-150408T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150406T0200Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 253 PM MDT SUN APR 5 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 224...225... 229 AND 230... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...225...229 AND 230... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...225...229 AND 230... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...225...229 AND 230. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY AND AGAIN 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. && $$ COZ220>223-228-233-061300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0007.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150406T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE- FREMONT COUNTY-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS- PUEBLO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 253 PM MDT SUN APR 5 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221... 222...223...228 AND 233... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222... 223...228 AND 233... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223... 228 AND 233. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ226-227-231-232-234>237-061300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0006.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0007.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 253 PM MDT SUN APR 5 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...231... 232...234...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...231...232... 234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...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. && $$
938 WWUS85 KPUB 060202 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 802 PM MDT SUN APR 5 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED... ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MONDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...225...229 AND 230...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS... THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR... COZ224-225-229-230-061815- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0007.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0007.150407T1800Z-150408T0100Z/ SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 802 PM MDT SUN APR 5 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...225...229 AND 230... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...225...229 AND 230... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...225...229 AND 230. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ON BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS. * TIMING...MONDAY AND TUESDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 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>223-228-233-061815- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150406T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0007.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE- FREMONT COUNTY-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS- PUEBLO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY- 802 PM MDT SUN APR 5 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220... 221...222...223...228 AND 233... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223... 228 AND 233. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ COZ226-227-231-232-234>237-061815- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0007.150406T1800Z-150407T0200Z/ NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-CROWLEY COUNTY- OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY- 802 PM MDT SUN APR 5 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...231...232...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...231...232... 234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Apr 4, 11:15 AM MDT, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 11:15 AM MDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 1115 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 .SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT) ISSUED AT 342 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...INCREASING FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... CURRENTLY...A FEW HIGH CLOUDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES ARE GENERALLY IN THE 30S WITH A FEW STATIONS REPORTING BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS. TODAY AND TONIGHT...FLAT RIDGING ALOFT WILL SHIFT EAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW SPREADING ACROSS THE REGION. MIXING WILL PROMOTE DRYING AND WARMER AIR OVER SOUTHERN COLORADO ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. THIS WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. HAVE ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR THIS AFTERNOON WHERE THE MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. LOCATIONS OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS WILL SEE NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS...WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS BUT HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE MARGINAL. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED WITH ANY OUTDOOR BURNING ACTIVITIES. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. EXPECT WINDS TO DISSIPATE THIS EVENING AS MIXING WEAKENS. DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WHICH WILL SET THE STAGE FOR ANOTHER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY ON SUNDAY. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSES TO THE SOUTH. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL FALL INTO THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. MOZLEY .LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 342 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS LIKELY SUNDAY...MONDAY...TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR THE FORECAST AREA... AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE DANGER IS LIKELY FOR THE FORECAST AREA DURING MOST OF THIS FORECAST PERIOD. MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...LAPSE RATES OF 8 TO 9 C/KM...LOW RH VALUES (LIKELY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS) AND GUSTY 20FT SW WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF A FIRE WERE TO TO START. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY LAST INTO WEDNESDAY. SOME DAYS MAY BE BE LESS HAZARDOUS THEN OTHERS (ESPECIALLY TUESDAY WHEN A WEAK COOL FRONT COULD AFFECT THE PLAINS)...BUT A PERIOD OF DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS IS LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS ARE BEING CAUSED BY A SLOW MOVING PACIFIC TROUGH WHICH WILL MOVE SLOWLY TOWARDS THE AREA DURING THIS PERIOD. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE THROUGH SOMETIME LATE WED OR MORE LIKELY EARLY THURSDAY OF NEXT WEEK. IT IS POSSIBLE WE MAY SEE SOME PRECIP WITH THIS SYSTEM THU AND FRI. THE BEST CHANCE OF ANY PRECIP WILL BE OVER THE CONTDVD AND POSSIBLY THE PIKES PEAK/PALMER DVD REGION. OTHERWISE...EXPECT MAX TEMPS SUNDAY-WEDNESDAY IN THE 70S/L80S PLAINS...AND 60S/L70S VALLEYS. NO PRECIP IS EXPECTED ANYWHERE DURING THIS SUN-WED TIME PERIOD. \/HODANISH && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1115 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT COS...PUB AND ALS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY FLOW PATTERN PERSISTING ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-30KTS EXPECTED AT ALS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10-20KTS AT COS AND PUB THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-30KTS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. && .FIRE WEATHER... ISSUED AT 342 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 WE HAVE ISSUED RED FLAG WARNINGS AND FIRE WEATHER WATCHES FOR THE FORECAST AREA. PLEASE SEE THE SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM DISCUSSIONS ABOVE FOR DETAILS. IN A NUTSHELL...METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OR PARTS OF THE NWS PUEBLO COUNTY WARNING AREA. && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR COZ220>230-233. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR COZ220>230-233. RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ224. && SHORT TERM...MOZLEY LONG TERM...HODANISH AVIATION...MW FIRE WEATHER...HODANISH/MOZLEY
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 6:51 AM MDT, 8 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 651 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 COZ058>089-093>099-051300- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY- EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- 651 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE SAN LUIS VALLEY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED WITH ANY OUTDOOR BURNING ACTIVITIES...INCLUDING GRILLING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE LIKELY SUNDAY...MONDAY...TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. 88/34
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, 4:04 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Lake, Rio Grande and 1 more | 16 hr |
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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.