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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Pueblo, CO

March 21, 201612 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 21, 2016, 4:17 AM MDT for 12 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 21, 2016, 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
Mar 21, 2016, 4:17 AM MDT (10:17 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 21, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Mar 21, 2016, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Alamosa County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:18 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 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 282 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 00:00Z on 2016-03-21Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2016-03-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3539 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

917 
WWUS85 KPUB 211017
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
417 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2016

...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON 
THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 230 WHICH
INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND
THE ADJACENT PLAINS ALONG THE I-25 CORRIDOR...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 224 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES
THE SAN LUIS VALLEY...MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL
OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS...

COZ222-224>230-220230-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0009.160321T1800Z-160322T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0007.160322T1700Z-160323T0100Z/
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-
417 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...
225...226...227...228...229 AND 230...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...226...227...228...229 AND
230...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT TODAY.

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 GUSTING TO 30 MPH TODAY AND 50 MPH
  ON TUESDAY.

* TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO START...GROW AND
  SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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 HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN THE
POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF OCCURRING.  LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND
POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

COZ221-220200-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0009.160321T1800Z-160322T0200Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT
FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT-
417 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT TODAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM MDT TODAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 GUSTING TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO START...GROW AND
  SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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 HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN THE
POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

COZ231>237-220230-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0007.160322T1700Z-160323T0100Z/
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-
417 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2016

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234... 
  235...236 AND 237.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO START...GROW AND
  SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF OCCURRING.  LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND
POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
990 
WWUS85 KPUB 212051
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
251 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 230 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN
LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS ALONG
THE I-25 CORRIDOR...

...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 224 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY...MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST
COLORADO PLAINS...

COZ222-224>230-221300-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0007.160322T1700Z-160323T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0010.160322T1700Z-160323T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160322T0200Z/
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-
251 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
222...224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
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 7 PM MDT TUESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO START...GROW AND 
  SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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 HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN THE
POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF OCCURRING.  LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND
POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

COZ231>237-221300-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0007.160322T1700Z-160323T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0010.160322T1700Z-160323T0100Z/
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 MON MAR 21 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
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 7 PM MDT TUESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234... 
  235...236 AND 237.

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

* TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO START...GROW AND 
  SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF OCCURRING.  LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND
POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

COZ221-220200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160322T0200Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT
FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT-
251 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
221...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO START...GROW AND 
  SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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 HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN THE
POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$
590 
WWUS85 KPUB 220144
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
744 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016

...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 800 PM FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 221...222 AND 224 THROUGH 230 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS ALONG THE
I-25 CORRIDOR...

...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM 1100 AM UNTIL
700 PM TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 222 AND 224 THROUGH 237 WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN LUIS
VALLEY...MOST OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST
COLORADO PLAINS...

COZ222-224>230-221745-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160322T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.160322T1700Z-160323T0100Z/
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-
744 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
222...224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230...

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES STARTS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW AND
  SPREAD RAPIDLY OUT OF CONTROL.

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 HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN THE
POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

COZ221-220245-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160322T0200Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE INCLUDING PIKES PEAK AND FLORISSANT
FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT-
744 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING
FOR PIKES PEAK AND THE RAMPART RANGE WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT
8 PM. 

$$

COZ231>237-221745-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.160322T1700Z-160323T0100Z/
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-
744 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 231...232...233...234... 
  235...236 AND 237.

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

* TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE STARTS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GROW AND
  SPREAD RAPIDLY OUT OF CONTROL.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 21, 4:12 AM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryPUBChaffee, El Paso, Fremont, Lake, Saguache, Teller62 hr
Mar 21, 2:51 PM MDTRed Flag WarningPUBAlamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley and 12 more29 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2016Every red flag warning in 2016

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.