Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 9, 2018, 3:35 PM MST for 10 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 10, 2018, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 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 9, 2018, 3:35 PM MST (22:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 10, 2018, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2018, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 304 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
- 2438 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
026 WWUS85 KPUB 092235 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 335 PM MST Fri Mar 9 2018 ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 11 AM to 6 PM Saturday for the gusty winds and low humidities at elevations below 8,000 feet across fire weather zones 222, 224, 225 and 228 through 230 which includes the San Luis Valley, eastern Fremont County, Pueblo County, eastern Huerfano County and western Las Animas County... COZ222-224-225-228>230-100645- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0013.180310T1800Z-180311T0100Z/ 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-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- 335 PM MST Fri Mar 9 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR gusty winds and low humidities FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222, 224, 225, 228, 229, AND 230... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM to 6 PM MST Saturday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 222, 224, 225, 228, 229, and 230. * WIND...Northerly 15 to 25 gusting to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid ignition, 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 humidity, and dry fuels may contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
4 follow-up statements
135 WWUS85 KPUB 100620 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1120 PM MST Fri Mar 9 2018 ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 11 AM to 6 PM Saturday for the gusty winds and low humidities at elevations below 8, 000 feet across fire weather zones 222, 224, 225 and 228 through 230 which includes the San Luis Valley, eastern Fremont County, Pueblo County, eastern Huerfano County and western Las Animas County... COZ222-224-225-228>230-102230- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.180310T1800Z-180311T0100Z/ Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- 1120 PM MST Fri Mar 9 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...228...229 AND 230... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222...224...225...228... 229 and 230. * WIND...Northerly 15 to 25 gusting to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid ignition, growth and spread of fires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low humidity, and dry fuels may contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
299 WWUS85 KPUB 101107 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 407 AM MST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 11 AM to 6 PM for gusty winds and low humidities at elevations below 8,000 feet across fire weather zones 222, 224, 225 and 228 through 230 which includes the San Luis Valley, eastern Fremont County, Pueblo County, eastern Huerfano County and western Las Animas County... COZ222-224-225-228>230-110100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.180310T1800Z-180311T0100Z/ 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-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- 407 AM MST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225... 228...229 AND 230... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222...224...225...228... 229 and 230. * WIND...Northerly 15 to 25 gusting to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid ignition, 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 humidity, and dry fuels may contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
070 WWUS85 KPUB 102200 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 300 PM MST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 6 PM for gusty winds and low humidities at elevations below 8,500 feet across fire weather zones 222, 224, 225 and 228 through 230 which includes the San Luis Valley, Fremont County, Pueblo County, eastern Huerfano County and western Las Animas County... COZ222-224-225-228>230-110100- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180311T0100Z/ Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- 300 PM MST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225...228...229 AND 230... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222...224...225...228... 229 and 230. * WIND...Northerly 15 to 25 gusting to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for the rapid ignition, growth and spread of fires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low humidity, and dry fuels may contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
485 WWUS85 KPUB 110052 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 552 PM MST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...Red Flag Warning will expire at 6 PM this evening... COZ222-224-225-228>230-110200- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180311T0100Z/ 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-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- 552 PM MST Sat Mar 10 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...224...225... 228...229 AND 230... Temperatures will continue to cool through the evening, with humidity levels increasing, allowing for the Red Flag Warning expire at 6 PM MST... $$
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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.