Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 3, 2017, 2:52 PM MST for 14 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 4, 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 3, 2017, 2:52 PM MST (21:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2017, 10:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2017, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO, Teller County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 2958 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
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. && $$
068 WWUS85 KPUB 040104 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 604 PM MST Fri Mar 3 2017 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT 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 IS IN EFFECT 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... COZ221-225>237-041715- /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- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 604 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...236 and 237. * 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. && $$
012 WWUS85 KPUB 041222 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 522 AM MST Sat Mar 4 2017 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT 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 IS IN EFFECT 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... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230...232...233 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONES 235 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES LAS ANIMAS ...OTERO...BENT...PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES... COZ230-232-233-235>237-050430- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0008.170306T1700Z-170307T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.170304T1700Z-170305T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0007.170305T1700Z-170306T0200Z/ Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Bent County Including Las Animas-Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 522 AM MST Sat Mar 4 2017 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...EXISTING DRY FUELS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230...232...233 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONES 235 THROUGH 237... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...EXISTING DRY FUELS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230...232...233 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONES 235 THROUGH 237... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230...232...233 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONES 235 THROUGH 237... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds...existing dry fuels and low relative humidities, which is in effect from 10 AM to 6 PM MST today. In addition, a Fire Weather Watch has also been issued for gusty winds...existing dry fuels and low relative humidities, which is in effect from Sunday morning through sunday evening. An additional Fire Weather Watch has also been issued for gusty winds...existing dry fuels and low relative humidities from late Monday morning through Monday afternoon. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 230...232...233...235... 236 and 237. * Winds...southwest to west 20 to 30 mph with gusts around 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 8 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>229-231-234-050430- /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- Crowley County Including Ordway-Kiowa County Including Eads- 522 AM MST Sat Mar 4 2017 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...EXISTING DRY FUELS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225 BELOW 8000 FEET AS WELL AS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...225...226...227... 228...229...231 and 234...WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY AND THE WETS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET AS WELL AS EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...CROWLEY AND KIOWA COUNTIES... ...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...EXISTING DRY FUELS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225 BELOW 8000 FEET AS WELL AS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...225...226...227... 228...229...231 and 234...WHICH INCLUDES TELLER COUNTY AND THE WETS AND SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET AS WELL AS EL PASO...PUEBLO...HUERFANO...CROWLEY AND KIOWA COUNTIES... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221...225...226...227... 228...229...231 and 234. * Winds...southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts around 45 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. && $$
720 WWUS85 KPUB 042128 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 228 PM MST Sat Mar 4 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 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 RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY 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 IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 THROUGH 237...WHICH INCLUDES THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ226>229-231-234-051330- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0007.170305T1700Z-170306T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0013.170305T1700Z-170306T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KPUB.FW.A.0008.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-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- Crowley County Including Ordway-Kiowa County Including Eads- 228 PM MST Sat Mar 4 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...231 AND 234... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...231 AND 234... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...231 AND 234... 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 7 PM MST 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 226...227...228...229... 231 and 234. * Winds...southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Winds could gust to up to 55 mph on Monday. * 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. && $$ COZ230-232-233-235>237-051330- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0007.170305T1700Z-170306T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0013.170305T1700Z-170306T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.FW.A.0008.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-170305T0100Z/ Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Bent County Including Las Animas-Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 228 PM MST Sat Mar 4 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230...232...233...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230...232...233...235...236 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 230...232...233...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 10 AM to 7 PM MST Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch for Sunday is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 230...232...233...235... 236 and 237. * Winds...southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 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. && $$ COZ221-225-051330- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0007.170305T1700Z-170306T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0013.170305T1700Z-170306T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-170305T0100Z/ 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- 228 PM MST Sat Mar 4 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 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 10 AM to 7 PM MST Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch for Sunday is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221 and 225. * Winds...southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 13 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. && $$
945 WWUS85 KPUB 050104 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 604 PM MST Sat Mar 4 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED... ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY 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 IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 THROUGH 237... WHICH INCLUDES THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO PLAINS... COZ226>237-051715- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-170305T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.170305T1700Z-170306T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0008.170306T1700Z-170307T0200Z/ 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- 604 PM MST Sat Mar 4 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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 FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228...229...230...231...232...233... 234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 226...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 7 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. && $$ COZ221-225-051715- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-170305T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.170305T1700Z-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- 604 PM MST Sat Mar 4 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 AND 225... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221 and 225. * Winds...southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...as low as 14 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2:52 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Baca, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, El Paso and 8 more | 24 hr |
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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.