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Red Flag Warning 50, NWS Pueblo, CO

June 22, 201813 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 22, 2018, 2:54 PM MDT for 13 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 23, 2018, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 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: Jun 22, 2018, 2:54 PM MDT (20:54 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 23, 2018, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired: Jun 23, 2018, 9:00 PM MDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Alamosa County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Lake County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Mineral County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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

Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 279 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 3590 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

495 
WWUS85 KPUB 222054
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
254 PM MDT Fri Jun 22 2018

...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from until 9 PM MDT today
for gusty winds, low relative humidities, high haines indices and
dry fuels for fire weather zones 220 through 225, 229 and 230, 
which includes the San Luis Valley, the Eastern San Juan and La 
Garita Mountains, the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains, the Wet 
Mountain Valley, and Teller, Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, Huerfano and 
western Las Animas Counties...

...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from noon until 9 PM MDT 
Saturday for gusty winds, low relative humidities, high haines 
indices and dry fuels for fire weather zones 220 and 222 through 
225, which includes the San Luis Valley, the Eastern San Juan and 
La Garita mountains, the Sangre De Cristo and Wet Mountains, the 
Wet Mountain Valley, and Chaffee, Lake and Fremont Counties...

COZ220-222>225-231300-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0039.180623T1800Z-180624T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0050.180623T1800Z-180624T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-180623T0300Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf
Creek Pass and Creede-
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet
Mountains/La Veta Pass-
254 PM MDT Fri Jun 22 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224 AND 225...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR 
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223... 224 AND 225...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Saturday. The 
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...222...223...224 and 
  225.

* Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Impacts...Conditions favorable for the rapid growth and spread
  of fires will be likely today and again on Saturday.

* Haines...6 or high potential for large plume dominated  fire 
  growth. 

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.

&&

$$

COZ221-229-230-230300-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-180623T0300Z/
Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant
Fossil Beds National Monument-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
254 PM MDT Fri Jun 22 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...229 AND 230...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 221...229 and 230.

* Winds...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions favorable for the rapid growth and spread 
  of fires will be likely across the area this afternoon and 
  evening.

* Haines...6 or high potential for large plume dominated fire 
  growth. 

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

666 
WWUS85 KPUB 230317
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
917 PM MDT Fri Jun 22 2018

...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from noon until 9 PM MDT 
Saturday for gusty winds, low relative humidities, high Haines 
indices and dry fuels for fire weather zones 220 and 222 through 
225, which includes the San Luis Valley, the Eastern San Juan and 
La Garita mountains, the Sangre De Cristo and Wet Mountains, the 
Wet Mountain Valley, Chaffee County, Lake County and Fremont
County...

...The Red Flag Warning that was in effect until 9 PM MDT today
has expired...

COZ220-222>225-231930-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-180623T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0050.180623T1800Z-180624T0300Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf
Creek Pass and Creede-
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet
Mountains/La Veta Pass-
917 PM MDT Fri Jun 22 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223...224 AND 225...
...RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED FOR 
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
220...222...223...224 AND 225...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...222...223...224 and 
  225.

* Winds...West 10 to 20 gusting to 30 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions favorable for the rapid ignition, growth
  and spread of fires.

* Haines...6.

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 may contribute
to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

COZ221-229-230-230430-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-180623T0300Z/
Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant
Fossil Beds National Monument-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
917 PM MDT Fri Jun 22 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...229 AND 230...

Conditions are no longer at Red Flag levels for this evening. The
Red Flag Warning that was in effect has been allowed to expire.

$$

278 
WWUS85 KPUB 231000
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
400 AM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018

...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from noon until 9 PM MDT
today for gusty winds, low relative humidities, high Haines 
indices and dry fuels for fire weather zones 220 and 222 through 
225, which includes the San Luis Valley, the Eastern San Juan and 
La Garita mountains, the Sangre De Cristo and Wet Mountains, the 
Wet Mountain Valley, and Chaffee, Lake and Fremont Counties...

...A Fire Weather Watch has been issued from late Sunday morning
through Sunday evening for gusty winds, low relative
humidities, high Haines indices and dry fuels for fire weather
zone 224, which includes the San Luis Valley...


COZ224-240200-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0040.180624T1700Z-180625T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0050.180623T1800Z-180624T0300Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
400 AM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH
HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH
HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for gusty winds, low relative humidity, and high haines
indices, which is in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday
evening.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224.

* Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 7 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions favorable for the rapid ignition, growth 
  and spread of fires.

* Haines...6.

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 may 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.

&&

$$

COZ220-222-223-225-240200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0050.180623T1800Z-180624T0300Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf
Creek Pass and Creede-
Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet
Mountains/La Veta Pass-
400 AM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH
HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223 AND 225...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...222...223 and 225.

* Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 9 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions favorable for the rapid ignition, growth 
  and spread of fires.

* Haines...6.

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 may contribute
to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

639 
WWUS85 KPUB 232059
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
259 PM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018

...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect through 9 PM MDT this
evening for gusty winds, low relative humidities, high Haines 
indices and dry fuels for fire weather zones 220 and 222 through 
225, which includes the San Luis Valley, the Eastern San Juan and 
La Garita mountains, the Sangre De Cristo and Wet Mountains, the 
Wet Mountain Valley, and Chaffee, Lake and Fremont Counties...

...A Fire Weather Watch is in effect from late Sunday morning 
through Sunday evening for gusty winds, low relative humidities, 
high Haines indices and dry fuels for fire weather zone 224, which
includes the San Luis Valley...

COZ224-241300-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-180624T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0040.180624T1700Z-180625T0200Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
259 PM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY,
AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224.

* Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Relative Humidity...5 to 10 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions favorable for the rapid ignition, growth 
  and spread of fires.

* Haines...6.

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 may 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.

&&

$$

COZ220-222-223-225-240300-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-180624T0300Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf
Creek Pass and Creede-
Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet
Mountains/La Veta Pass-
259 PM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...223 AND 225...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...222...223 and 225.

* Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
 
* Relative Humidity...10 to 15 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions favorable for the rapid ignition, growth 
  and spread of fires.

* Haines...6.

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 may contribute
to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

312 
WWUS85 KPUB 240326
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
926 PM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018

...A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect from late Sunday morning 
through Sunday evening for gusty winds, low relative humidities, 
high Haines indices and dry fuels for fire weather zone 224, which
includes the San Luis Valley...

...The Red Flag Warning for today has been allowed to expire at 9
PM MDT...

COZ224-241930-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-180624T0300Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0040.180624T1700Z-180625T0200Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
926 PM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...
...RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED FOR 
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224.

* Winds...West 15 to 25 gusting to 35 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 7 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions favorable for the rapid ignition, growth 
  and spread of fires.

* Haines...6.

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 may 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.

&&

$$

COZ220-222-223-225-240430-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0050.000000T0000Z-180624T0300Z/
Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee
County-Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf
Creek Pass and Creede-
Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet
Mountains/La Veta Pass-
926 PM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED FOR 
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
220...222...223 AND 225...

Red Flag conditions have subsided for this evening.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 21, 6:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	31 min
Jun 21, 7:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	25 min
Jun 21, 8:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Crowley	27 min
Jun 21, 11:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		27 min
Jun 22, 12:10 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB		35 min
Jun 22, 3:42 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Prowers	48 min
Jun 22, 4:11 AM MDT	Fire Weather Watch	PUB	Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Fremont and 7 more	11 hr
Jun 22, 11:21 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	24 min
Jun 22, 11:48 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Teller	27 min
Jun 22, 12:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Fremont	28 min
Jun 22, 12:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	El Paso	26 min
Jun 22, 12:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Pueblo	48 min
Jun 22, 1:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Crowley, El Paso, Pueblo	32 min
Jun 22, 2:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Kiowa	37 min
Jun 22, 2:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa	52 min
Jun 22, 3:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	PUB	Baca	33 min
Jun 22, 3:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	25 min
Jun 22, 3:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Kiowa, Prowers	45 min
Jun 22, 3:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca, Las Animas	50 min
Jun 22, 4:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Prowers	42 min
Jun 22, 4:08 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	PUB	Prowers	19 min
Jun 22, 4:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Prowers	34 min
Jun 22, 4:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PUB	Baca	24 min

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.