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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO

March 28, 20197 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 28, 2019, 2:49 PM MDT for 7 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 29, 2019, 11:00 AM 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
Mar 28, 2019, 2:49 PM MDT (20:49 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 29, 2019, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 29, 2019, 5:18 PM MDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Costilla County, CO, Custer County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Saguache County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 277 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2019-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2019-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2616 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

027 
WWUS85 KPUB 282049
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
249 PM MDT Thu Mar 28 2019

...A Red Flag Warning is now in effect for gusty winds, low 
humidity and dry fuels from 11 AM Friday morning through 7 PM Friday
evening, for fire weather zones 222, 225, 228, 229, 230 and 233, 
which includes the Wet and Sangre De Cristo Mountains below 8500 
feet, and Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo and Las Animas Counties...

COZ222-225-228>230-233-291300-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0003.190329T1700Z-190330T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0004.190329T1700Z-190330T0100Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
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-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
249 PM MDT Thu Mar 28 2019

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 222...225...228...229...230 AND 233...

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 11 AM to 7 PM MDT Friday. The Fire Weather
Watch is no longer in effect.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222...225...228...229... 
  230 and 233.

* Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Relative Humidity...5 to 10 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
931 
WWUS85 KPUB 290949
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
349 AM MDT Fri Mar 29 2019

...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for gusty winds, low 
humidity and dry fuels from 11 AM through 7 PM Friday today, for 
fire weather zones 222, 225, 228, 229, 230 and 233, which includes
the Wet and Sangre De Cristo Mountains below 8500 feet, and 
Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo and Las Animas Counties...

COZ222-225-228>230-233-300100-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0004.190329T1700Z-190330T0100Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
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-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
349 AM MDT Fri Mar 29 2019

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...229...230 AND 233...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222...225...228...229... 
  230 and 233.

* Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 12 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 warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$
027 
WWUS85 KPUB 290949 CCA
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
349 AM MDT Fri Mar 29 2019

...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for gusty winds, low 
humidity and dry fuels from 11 AM through 7 PM today, for fire 
weather zones 222, 225, 228, 229, 230 and 233, which includes the 
Wet and Sangre De Cristo Mountains below 8500 feet, and Fremont, 
Huerfano, Pueblo and Las Animas Counties...

COZ222-225-228>230-233-300100-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0004.190329T1700Z-190330T0100Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
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-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
349 AM MDT Fri Mar 29 2019

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...229...230 AND 233...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222...225...228...229... 
  230 and 233.

* Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 12 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 warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$
587 
WWUS85 KPUB 292051
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
251 PM MDT Fri Mar 29 2019

...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for gusty winds, low
humidity and dry fuels through 7 PM today, for fire weather zones
222, 225, 228, 229, 230 and 233, which includes the Wet and 
Sangre De Cristo Mountains below 8500 feet, and Fremont, Huerfano,
Pueblo and Las Animas Counties...

COZ222-225-228>230-233-300100-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190330T0100Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
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-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
251 PM MDT Fri Mar 29 2019

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 222...225...228...229...230 AND 233...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222...225...228...229... 
  230 and 233.

* Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Relative 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 relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$
325 
WWUS85 KPUB 292318
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
518 PM MDT Fri Mar 29 2019

...Red Flag Warning Canceled...

COZ222-225-228>230-233-300030-
/O.CAN.KPUB.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190330T0100Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
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-
Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon-
518 PM MDT Fri Mar 29 2019

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
222...225...228...229...230 AND 233...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has cancelled the Red Flag
Warning.

Temperatures continue to cool this evening while relative humidity
levels increase. This has allowed for the Red Flag Warning for 
Fire Weather Zones 222...225...228...229...230 and 233 to be 
canceled.

$$

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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.