Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2019
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Pueblo, CO
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
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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.
- 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
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.