Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2017
Red Flag Warning 32, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Oct 26, 2017, 3:02 PM MDT for Bent County, Kiowa County, Prowers County, Colorado. It took effect at Oct 27, 2017, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 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 26, 2017, 3:02 PM MDT (21:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 27, 2017, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2017, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Bent County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Prowers County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 3592 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
492 WWUS85 KPUB 262102 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 302 PM MDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect Friday from Noon until 6pm, for gusty winds, low relative humidities and dry fuels for fire weather zones 234, 235 and 236, which includes Kiowa, Bent and Prowers counties... COZ234>236-271315- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0032.171027T1800Z-171028T0000Z/ Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- 302 PM MDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235 AND 236... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds, low relative humidity and dry fuels, which is in effect from noon to 6 PM MDT Friday. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 234...235 and 236. * Winds...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts around 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid growth and spread of fires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
4 follow-up statements
119 WWUS85 KPUB 262354 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 554 PM MDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect Friday from Noon until 6pm, for gusty winds, low relative humidities and dry fuels for fire weather zones 234, 235 and 236, which includes Kiowa, Bent and Prowers counties... COZ234>236-271600- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.171027T1800Z-171028T0000Z/ Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- 554 PM MDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235 AND 236... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 234...235 and 236. * Winds...North 10 to 25 mph with wind gusts around 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid growth and spread of fires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
144 WWUS85 KPUB 270947 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 347 AM MDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from today Noon until 6pm, for gusty winds, low relative humidities and dry fuels for fire weather zones 234, 235 and 236, which includes Kiowa, Bent and Prowers Counties... COZ234>236-280000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.171027T1800Z-171028T0000Z/ Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- 347 AM MDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235 AND 236... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 234...235 and 236. * Winds...North 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...10 to 15 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid growth and spread of fires. 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. && $$
205 WWUS85 KPUB 272039 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 239 PM MDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 6 PM today, for gusty winds, low relative humidities and dry fuels for fire weather zones 234, 235 and 236, which includes Kiowa, Bent and Prowers Counties... COZ234>236-280000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-171028T0000Z/ Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- 239 PM MDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234...235 AND 236... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 234...235 and 236. * Winds...North 15 to 20 mph with gusts of 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid growth and spread of fires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
597 WWUS85 KPUB 272358 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 558 PM MDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...The Red Flag Warning will expire at 6 PM MDT for fire weather zones 234 through 236 which includes Kiowa, Bent and Prowers Counties... COZ234>236-280100- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-171028T0000Z/ Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- 558 PM MDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234, 235 and 236... Humidity values are expected rise above critical thresholds, while winds are projected to decrease this evening. Therefore, the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire at 6 PM MDT. $$
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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.