Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 2, 2017, 2:09 PM MST for Baca County, Colorado. It took effect at Mar 3, 2017, 10:00 AM MST. 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 2, 2017, 2:09 PM MST (21:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2017, 10:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2017, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
County Baca County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 191 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 240 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
- 3058 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 369 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
370 WWUS85 KPUB 022109 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 209 PM MST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM UNTIL 6 PM FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237 WHICH INCLUDES BACA COUNTY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ237-031315- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0011.170303T1700Z-170304T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0006.170304T1700Z-170305T0100Z/ Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 209 PM MST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 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 10 AM to 6 PM MST Friday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity is in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 237. * Winds...southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph for Friday afternoon and again on Saturday. * Relative Humidity...as low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. All outdoor burning should be postponed and any activities which could start a wildfire should be avoided. 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. && $$ COZ226>236-031315- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0006.170304T1700Z-170305T0100Z/ Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- 209 PM MST Thu Mar 2 2017 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...230...231...232... 233...234...235 AND 236... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday afternoon. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 226...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235 and 236. * Winds...west 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 9 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. All outdoor burning should be postponed and any activities which could start a wildfire should be avoided. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
3 follow-up statements
189 WWUS85 KPUB 031126 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 426 AM MST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 6 PM TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237 WHICH INCLUDES BACA COUNTY... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS...EXISTING DRY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS AND INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR... COZ237-040330- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.170303T1700Z-170304T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.170304T1700Z-170305T0100Z/ Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 426 AM MST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 237. * Winds...southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts around 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 9 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. All outdoor burning should be postponed and any activities which could start a wildfire should be avoided. 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. && $$ COZ226>236-040330- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0006.170304T1700Z-170305T0100Z/ Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- 426 AM MST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...230... 231...232...233...234...235 AND 236... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 226...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235 and 236. * Winds...southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. All outdoor burning should be postponed and any activities which could start a wildfire should be avoided. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
878 WWUS85 KPUB 032152 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 252 PM MST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237 WHICH INCLUDES BACA COUNTY... ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225 BELOW 8000 FEET...AND ZONES 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY AND THE WETS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225 BELOW 8000 FEET...AND ZONES 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY AND THE WETS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ237-041400- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0006.170304T1700Z-170305T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0012.170304T1700Z-170305T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0007.170305T1700Z-170306T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170304T0100Z/ Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 252 PM MST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 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 10 AM to 6 PM MST Saturday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity is in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday evening. The Fire Weather Watch for Saturday is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 237. * Winds...southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. All outdoor burning should be postponed and any activities which could start a wildfire should be avoided. 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>236-041400- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0006.170304T1700Z-170305T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0012.170304T1700Z-170305T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0007.170305T1700Z-170306T0200Z/ 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- 252 PM MST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235 AND 236... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 234...235 AND 236... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM to 6 PM MST Saturday. A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity is in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday evening. The Fire Weather Watch for Saturday is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 226...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235 and 236. * Winds...southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. All outdoor burning should be postponed and any activities which could start a wildfire should be avoided. 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. && $$ COZ221-225-041400- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0012.170304T1700Z-170305T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0007.170305T1700Z-170306T0200Z/ Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- 252 PM MST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225 BELOW 8000 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225 BELOW 8000 FEET... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM to 6 PM MST Saturday. a Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity is in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221 and 225 below 8000 feet. * Winds...southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 15 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread especially for the drier south and west facing aspects where snow has melted off. All outdoor burning should be postponed and any activities which could start a wildfire should be avoided. 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. && $$
825 WWUS85 KPUB 040045 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 545 PM MST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM UNTIL 6 PM SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225 BELOW 8000 FEET...AND ZONES 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY AND THE WETS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225 BELOW 8000 FEET...AND ZONES 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY AND THE WETS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ237-041645- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170304T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.170304T1700Z-170305T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0007.170305T1700Z-170306T0200Z/ Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 545 PM MST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 237. * Winds...southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. All outdoor burning should be postponed and any activities which could start a wildfire should be avoided. 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. && $$ COZ221-225>236-041645- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.170304T1700Z-170305T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0007.170305T1700Z-170306T0200Z/ Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- 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- 545 PM MST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225 BELOW 8000 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225 BELOW 8000 FEET... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221...225...226...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235 and 236. * Winds...southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 8 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread especially for the drier south and west facing aspects where snow has melted off. All outdoor burning should be postponed and any activities which could start a wildfire should be avoided. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2:09 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Crowley, El Paso, Huerfano, Kiowa and 4 more | 25 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2017Every red flag warning in 2017
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.