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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Pueblo, CO

March 27, 20195 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 27, 2019, 4:07 AM MDT for 5 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 27, 2019, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 3 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 27, 2019, 4:07 AM MDT (10:07 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 27, 2019, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Mar 27, 2019, 3:12 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Alamosa County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 190 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:08 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 00:00Z, 10.1 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2019-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Grand Junction, CO at 00:00Z on 2019-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 109 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
3103 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
238 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

209 
WWUS85 KPUB 271007
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
407 AM MDT Wed Mar 27 2019

...A Red Flag Warning has been issued for gusty winds, low 
humidity, and dry fuels from noon to 7 PM MDT today for fire 
weather zone 224, which includes the San Luis Valley...

...A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect for gusty winds, low 
humidity, and dry fuels for Thursday afternoon through Thursday 
evening for fire weather zone 224, which includes the San Luis 
Valley...

COZ224-280215-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0003.190327T1800Z-190328T0100Z/
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0002.190328T1900Z-190329T0100Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
407 AM MDT Wed Mar 27 2019

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 224...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from noon today to 7 PM MDT this evening.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224.

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

* Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions may 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 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
308 
WWUS85 KPUB 272112
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
312 PM MDT Wed Mar 27 2019

...A Fire Weather Watch has been issued for gusty winds, low
humidity and dry fuels for Friday morning through Friday evening,
for fire weather zones 222, 228, 229, 230 and 233, which includes
Fremont, most of Huerfano, Pueblo and most of Las Animas
Counties...

COZ224-272215-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-190328T0100Z/
/O.CAN.KPUB.FW.A.0002.190328T1900Z-190329T0100Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
312 PM MDT Wed Mar 27 2019

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has cancelled the Red Flag
Warning that was in effect today, and the Fire Weather Watch that
was in effect for Thursday, for the San Luis Valley. A new update
to the status of the fuels was issued, and the fuels are no 
longer deemed as being favorable for large fire growth, and 
therefore fire weather highlights are not needed.

$$

COZ222-228>230-233-281315-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.A.0003.190329T1700Z-190330T0100Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
Pueblo County Including Pueblo-
Huerfano County Including Walsenburg-
Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
312 PM MDT Wed Mar 27 2019

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 222...228...229...230 AND 233...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for gusty winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels, 
which is in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222...228...229...230 and 
  233.

* Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 3:12 PM MDTFire Weather WatchPUBCostilla, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo and 1 more24 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2019Every red flag warning in 2019

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.