Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2015

Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Pueblo, CO

April 5, 201521 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 5, 2015, 2:53 PM MDT for 21 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 6, 2015, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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 5, 2015, 2:53 PM MDT (20:53 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2015, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 6, 2015, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO
All 21 counties

Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 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, 8.9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2015-04-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2015-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -52 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3216 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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-
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/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.

&&

$$

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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-
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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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
938 
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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-
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/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-
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/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-
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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.

&&

$$
566 
WWUS85 KPUB 061023
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
423 AM MDT MON APR 6 2015

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9
PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...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 GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...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...

COZ224-225-229-230-070230-
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SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
423 AM MDT MON APR 6 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING 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...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...225...229 AND 230.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...MONDAY AND TUESDAY DURING THE 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.

&&

$$

COZ220>223-226>228-231>237-070230-
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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
FREMONT COUNTY-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-
CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
423 AM MDT MON APR 6 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...
228 AND 233...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223... 
  226...227...228...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...2 TO 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.

&&

$$
633 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
300 PM MDT MON APR 6 2015

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...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 RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM TUESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...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....

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT
COUNTY...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS...


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SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-HUERFANO COUNTY-
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
300 PM MDT MON APR 6 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 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 TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER 
ZONES 224...225...229 AND 230...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...225...229 AND 230...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...225...229 AND 230.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$

COZ222-226>228-233-071300-
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FREMONT COUNTY-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
PUEBLO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
300 PM MDT MON APR 6 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 222...226... 227...228 AND 233...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
222...226...227... 228 AND 233...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228 AND 233...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...226...227...228 AND 
  233.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 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.

&&

$$

COZ220-221-223-071300-
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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
300 PM MDT MON APR 6 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 220...221 AND 223...


...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 220...221 AND 223...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221 AND 223.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY 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.

&&

$$

COZ231-232-234>237-071300-
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/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150407T0300Z/
CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-
PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
300 PM MDT MON APR 6 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 231...232... 234...235...236 AND 237...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...234...235...236 AND
237...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...234...235... 
  236 AND 237.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 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.

&&

$$
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
901 PM MDT MON APR 6 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED...

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM
TUESDAY 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....

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 224 THROUGH
237...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST MOUNTAINS...AND ALL OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS...

COZ222-224>230-233-071915-
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/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0008.150407T1800Z-150408T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0008.150408T1700Z-150409T0200Z/
FREMONT COUNTY-SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-
HUERFANO COUNTY-WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
901 PM MDT MON APR 6 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...226...227...
228...229...230 AND 233... 

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...
225...226...227...228...229...230 AND 233...

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...226... 
  227...228...229...230 AND 233.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE 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.

&&

$$

COZ220-221-223-071915-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150407T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0008.150407T1800Z-150408T0200Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
901 PM MDT MON APR 6 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221 AND 223...

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED..

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221 AND 223.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE 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.

&&

$$

COZ231-232-234>237-071915-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150407T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0008.150408T1700Z-150409T0200Z/
CROWLEY COUNTY-OTERO COUNTY-KIOWA COUNTY-BENT COUNTY-
PROWERS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
901 PM MDT MON APR 6 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
231...232...234...235...236 AND 237... 

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...234...235... 
  236 AND 237.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...DURING THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING WEDNESDAY...

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 2:53 PM MDTFire Weather WatchPUBAlamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas and 3 more24 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.