Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 26, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Oct 15, 2016, 3:21 PM MDT for 18 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Oct 16, 2016, 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
- Oct 15, 2016, 3:21 PM MDT (21:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 16, 2016, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 16, 2016, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 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, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont 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, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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 243 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
- 3330 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
747 WWUS85 KPUB 152121 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 321 PM MDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222...224 AND 225...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY...THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...AND THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS...AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ222-224-225-161330- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0016.161016T1700Z-161017T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0026.161016T1700Z-161017T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0017.161017T1700Z-161018T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-161016T0100Z/ FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK- SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE INCLUDING SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS/WET MOUNTAINS/LA VETA PASS- 321 PM MDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 225... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 225... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 225... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 225. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. GUSTS ACROSS HIGHER MOUNTAIN AREAS COULD EXCEED 75 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ COZ221-226>237-161330- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0016.161016T1700Z-161017T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0026.161016T1700Z-161017T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0017.161017T1700Z-161018T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT AND BLACK FOREST- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING FORT CARSON AND COLORADO SPRINGS-PUEBLO COUNTY INCLUDING PUEBLO- HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER- CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY- OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON- KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS-BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS- PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR- BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- 321 PM MDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
609 WWUS85 KPUB 160056 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 656 PM MDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY... THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... COZ222-224-225-161700- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-161016T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.161016T1700Z-161017T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0017.161017T1700Z-161018T0300Z/ FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK- SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE INCLUDING SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS/WET MOUNTAINS/LA VETA PASS- 656 PM MDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 225... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 225... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 225... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224 AND 225. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. GUSTS ACROSS HIGHER MOUNTAIN AREAS COULD EXCEED 75 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ COZ221-226>237-161700- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.161016T1700Z-161017T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0017.161017T1700Z-161018T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT AND BLACK FOREST- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING FORT CARSON AND COLORADO SPRINGS-PUEBLO COUNTY INCLUDING PUEBLO- HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER- CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY- OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON- KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS-BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS- PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR- BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- 656 PM MDT SAT OCT 15 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234... 235...236 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226...227...228...229...230...231... 232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...226...227...228... 229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. 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. && $$
064 WWUS85 KPUB 160950 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 350 AM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ221-222-224>237-170200- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.161016T1700Z-161017T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0017.161017T1700Z-161018T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT- FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK- SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE INCLUDING SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS/WET MOUNTAINS/LA VETA PASS- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT AND BLACK FOREST- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING FORT CARSON AND COLORADO SPRINGS-PUEBLO COUNTY INCLUDING PUEBLO- HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER- CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY- OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON- KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS-BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS- PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR- BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- 350 AM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. GUSTS ACROSS HIGHER MOUNTAIN AREAS COULD EXCEED 75 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. 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. && $$
696 WWUS85 KPUB 162051 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 251 PM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 9 AM UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ221-222-224>237-171300- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0017.161017T1700Z-161018T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0027.161017T1500Z-161018T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-161017T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT- FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK- SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE INCLUDING SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS/WET MOUNTAINS/LA VETA PASS- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT AND BLACK FOREST- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING FORT CARSON AND COLORADO SPRINGS-PUEBLO COUNTY INCLUDING PUEBLO- HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER- CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY- OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON- KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS-BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS- PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR- BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- 251 PM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235...236 AND 237... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS AND EAST FACING SLOPES TONIGHT AND MONDAY. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF THE SOUTHERN I-25 CORRIDOR OF WALSENBURG AND TRINIDAD...AND GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ON MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE LIKELY WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. 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. && $$
318 WWUS85 KPUB 170239 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 839 PM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT MONDAY TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...FREMONT COUNTY...TELLER COUNTY...THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS...WET MOUNTAINS AND WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY...AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... ...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 237... COZ221-222-224>237-171845- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-161017T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0027.161017T1500Z-161018T0300Z/ TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT- FREMONT COUNTY INCLUDING CANON CITY/HOWARD/TEXAS CREEK- SAN LUIS VALLEY INCLUDING ALAMOSA/DEL NORTE/FORT GARLAND/SAGUACHE- SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE INCLUDING SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS/WET MOUNTAINS/LA VETA PASS- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING MONUMENT AND BLACK FOREST- SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY INCLUDING FORT CARSON AND COLORADO SPRINGS-PUEBLO COUNTY INCLUDING PUEBLO- HUERFANO COUNTY INCLUDING WALSENBURG- WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND THATCHER- CROWLEY COUNTY INCLUDING ORDWAY- OTERO COUNTY INCLUDING LA JUNTA AND WESTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY INCLUDING PINON CANYON- KIOWA COUNTY INCLUDING EADS-BENT COUNTY INCLUDING LAS ANIMAS- PROWERS COUNTY INCLUDING LAMAR- BACA COUNTY INCLUDING SPRINGFIELD AND EASTERN COMANCHE GRASSLANDS- 839 PM MDT SUN OCT 16 2016 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT MONDAY TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225...226...227...228 ...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...224...225... 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235... 236 AND 237. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH AT TIMES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE LIKELY WITH RAPID RATES OF GROWTH AND SPREAD POSSIBLE. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 3:21 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:39 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso and 9 more | 23 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.