Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Jan 26, 2018, 3:36 AM MST for 10 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jan 26, 2018, 11:00 AM MST. 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
- Jan 26, 2018, 3:36 AM MST (10:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2018, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2018, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Crowley 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
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:38 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 4562 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
248 WWUS85 KPUB 261036 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 336 AM MST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...A Red Flag Warning has been issued from 11 AM until 5 PM today for gusty winds, low humidities and dry fuels for fire zones 227 through 237 which includes nearly all of the southeast Colorado plains... COZ227>237-270000- /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0002.180126T1800Z-180127T0000Z/ 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- 336 AM MST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...229...230...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 this morning to 5 PM MST this afternoon. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 227...228...229...230... 231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 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 relative humidity, and dry fuels will result in the potential for extreme fire behavior. Postpone outdoor burning or any other activities that could accidentally start a wildfire. && $$
2 follow-up statements
399 WWUS85 KPUB 262150 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 250 PM MST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 5 PM today for gusty winds, low humidities and dry fuels for fire zones 227 through 233 and 235 and 237 which includes most of the southeast Colorado plains excluding Kiowa and Prowers Counties... COZ234-236-262300- /O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180127T0000Z/ Kiowa County Including Eads-Prowers County Including Lamar- 250 PM MST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 234 AND 236... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. Relative humidities have increased behind the cold front and although winds will remain gusty for a few more hours, humidity levels will remain above critical thresholds. $$ COZ227>233-235-237-270000- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180127T0000Z/ 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- Bent County Including Las Animas- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 250 PM MST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...235 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 227...228...229...230... 231...232...233...235 and 237. * Winds...North 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will remain 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 relative humidity, and dry fuels will result in the potential for extreme fire behavior. Postpone outdoor burning or any other activities that could accidentally start a wildfire. && $$
501 WWUS85 KPUB 262358 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 458 PM MST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...Red Flag Warning expires at 5 PM MST... COZ227>233-235-237-270100- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180127T0000Z/ Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Bent County Including Las Animas- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 458 PM MST Fri Jan 26 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...235 AND 237... Winds will continue decreasing this evening, while humidities will continue rising as temperatures cool, therefore the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire at 5 PM MST. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 3:20 AM MST | High Wind Warning | PUB | Costilla, Huerfano, Las Animas | 8 hr |
Nearby
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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.