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Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Pueblo, CO

March 28, 202116 counties in Colorado

NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 28, 2021, 10:47 AM MDT for 16 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 29, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 31 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 28, 2021, 10:47 AM MDT (16:47 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 29, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Mar 29, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Pueblo, CO

Counties Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:47 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 29, 12:10 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 576 S Colorado City, COMESONET STATION CO029 025S066 APACHE CITY.
Mar 29, 12:16 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 562 Ssw Manitou Springs, COMESONET STATION AT498 2 SSW MANITOU SPGS.
Mar 29, 12:35 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 524 E Crystola, COMESONET STATION RRAC2 1 SE RAMPART RSVR.
Mar 29, 12:39 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 616 Ssw Colorado Springs, COMESONET STATION AU923 COLORADO SPRINGS.
Mar 29, 12:48 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 516 Ssw Colorado Springs, COAWOS STATION KCWN CHEYENNE MTN AIR STN.
Mar 29, 12:50 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 586 S Colorado City, COMESONET STATION CO029 025S066 APACHE CITY.
Mar 29, 12:56 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 588 Nw Gardner, COMESONET STATION BMOC2 BLACK MOUNTAIN.
Mar 29, 12:58 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 534 Se Air Force Academy, COAWOS STATION KAFF US AIR FORCE ACADEMY.
Mar 29, 12:58 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 535 Ese Wetmore, COMESONET STATION RDDC2 RED CREEK.
Mar 29, 1:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 596 S Colorado City, COMESONET STATION CO029 025S066 APACHE CITY.
Mar 29, 1:10 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 676 S Colorado City, COMESONET STATION CO029 025S066 APACHE CITY.
Mar 29, 1:11 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 546 Ne Manitou Springs, COMESONET STATION AU975 5 NE MANITOU SPGS.
Mar 29, 1:15 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 515 N Walsenburg, COAWOS STATION K4V1 4 N WALSENBURG.
Mar 29, 1:25 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG7 S Colorado City, COSEMI TRUCK OVERTURNED ON I-25.
Mar 29, 1:32 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 572 Ssw Manitou Springs, COMESONET STATION AT498 2 SSW MANITOU SPGS.
Mar 29, 1:35 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 645 N Walsenburg, COAWOS STATION K4V1 4 N WALSENBURG.
Mar 29, 1:53 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 514 S Cheraw, COASOS STATION KLHX LA JUNTA AIRPORT.
Mar 29, 1:54 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 523 Ese Hoehne, COAWOS STATION KTAD TRINIDAD AIRPORT.
Mar 29, 1:58 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 604 Se Air Force Academy, COAWOS STATION KAFF US AIR FORCE ACADEMY.
Mar 29, 2:10 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 557 N Black Forest, COMESONET STATION CW3702 BLACK FOREST.
Mar 29, 2:10 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 622 Ne Aguilar, COMESONET STATION CO031 025N033 AGUILAR.
Mar 29, 2:15 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 591 Nw Pueblo West, CO
Mar 29, 2:39 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 562 S Alamosa, COASOS STATION KALS ALAMOSA AIRPORT.
Mar 29, 2:54 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 581 Se Peterson Afb, COASOS STATION KCOS COLORADO SPRINGS AIRPORT.
Mar 29, 2:54 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 643 Ese Hoehne, COAWOS STATION KTAD TRINIDAD AIRPORT.
Mar 29, 3:10 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 614 Wnw Pueblo West, COMESONET STATION AR893 ARVADA.
Mar 29, 3:15 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND DMG6 N Aguilar, COOVERTURNED SEMI AT MILE MARKER 39.
Mar 29, 3:52 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 612 S Alamosa, COASOS STATION KALS ALAMOSA AIRPORT.
Mar 29, 4:00 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 782 Ne Aguilar, COMESONET STATION CO031 025N033 AGUILAR.
Mar 29, 4:13 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 615 Ne Blende, CO
Mar 29, 5:16 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 584 Ssw Fowler, COMESONET STATION FW4234 FOWLER.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 247 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 2021-03-28Temperature 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 2021-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 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
2414 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
175 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

488 
WWUS85 KPUB 281647
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
1047 AM MDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from Noon to 8PM MDT on  
Monday for low humidity values, strong gusty winds, high Haines 
indices, and dry fuels. This includes fire weather zones 222, 
224, and 227 through 237, which includes the San Luis Valley, 
eastern Fremont County, the I- 25 corridor from the Colorado 
Springs area to the New Mexico border, and the southeast Colorado 
plains...

COZ227>237-290900-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0004.210329T1800Z-210330T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0010.210329T1800Z-210330T0200Z/
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-
1047 AM MDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES, STRONG GUSTY WINDS, HIGH HAINES Indices, AND DRY
FUELS 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 low humidity values, strong gusty winds, high Haines 
indices and dry fuels, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT 
Monday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 227...228...229...230... 
  231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237.

* Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph over most of
  the region, but locally higher wind gusts up to 60 mph over the
  southern I-25 corridor, the foothills of the Ramparts 
  Mountains, and the base of Cheyenne Mountain.

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

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire 
  growth and spread.

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.

&&

$$

COZ224-290900-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0010.210329T1800Z-210330T0200Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
1047 AM MDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES, STRONG GUSTY WINDS, HIGH HAINES Indices, AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag
Warning for low humidity values, strong gusty winds, high Haines 
indices and dry fuels, which is in effect from noon
to 8 PM MDT Monday.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 224.

* Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph over most
  of the San Luis Valley, but locally wind gusts up to 55 mph over
  the southwestern portions of the San Luis Valley.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent.

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.

&&

$$

COZ222-290900-
/O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0010.210329T1800Z-210330T0200Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
1047 AM MDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES, STRONG GUSTY WINDS, HIGH HAINES Indices, AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222...

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag
Warning for low humidity values, strong gusty winds, high Haines 
indices and dry fuels, which is in effect from noon
to 8 PM MDT Monday.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 222.

* Winds...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

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

* Impacts... Western Fremont County still has snow cover, so the
  fuels are not cured for critical fire weather conditions. The
  Red Flag Warning is primarily for eastern Fremont County,
  including Canon City, Penrose, and Florence.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
622 
WWUS85 KPUB 282057
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
257 PM MDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from Noon to 8PM MDT on Monday
for low humidity values, strong gusty winds, high Haines indices,
and dry fuels. This includes fire weather zones 222, 224, and
227 through 237, which includes the San Luis Valley, eastern
Fremont County, the I-25 corridor from the Colorado Springs area 
to the New Mexico border, and the southeast Colorado plains...

COZ224-227>237-291300-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.210329T1800Z-210330T0200Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
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-
257 PM MDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 224...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...
236 AND 237...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 224...227...228...229... 
  230...231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237.

* Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

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

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.

&&

$$

COZ222-291300-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.210329T1800Z-210330T0200Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
257 PM MDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 222...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 222.

* Winds...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent.

* Impacts... Western Fremont County still has snow cover, so the
  fuels are not cured for critical fire weather conditions in this
  region. The Red Flag Warning is primarily for eastern Fremont 
  County, including Canon City, Penrose, and Florence.

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.

&&

$$

Hodanish
923 
WWUS85 KPUB 290950
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
350 AM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from Noon to 8PM MDT today for
low humidity values, strong gusty winds, high Haines indices, and
dry fuels. This includes fire weather zones 222, 224, and 227 
through 237, which includes the San Luis Valley, eastern Fremont 
County, the I-25 corridor from the Colorado Springs area to the 
New Mexico border, and the southeast Colorado plains...

COZ224-227>237-300200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.210329T1800Z-210330T0200Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
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-
350 AM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 224...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...
234...235...236 AND 237...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 224...227...228...229... 
  230...231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237.

* Winds...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

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

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.

&&

$$

COZ222-300200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.210329T1800Z-210330T0200Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
350 AM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 222...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 222.

* Winds...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

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

* Impacts... Western Fremont County still has snow cover, so the 
  fuels are not cured for critical fire weather conditions in 
  this region. The Red Flag Warning is primarily for eastern 
  Fremont County, including Canon City, Penrose, and Florence.

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.

&&

$$
334 
WWUS85 KPUB 291557
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
957 AM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect through 8PM MDT this
evening for very low humidity values, strong gusty winds, high 
Haines indices, and dry fuels. This includes fire weather zones 
222, 224, and 227 through 237, which includes the San Luis Valley,
eastern Fremont County, the I-25 corridor from the Colorado 
Springs area to the New Mexico border, and the southeast Colorado 
plains...

COZ224-227>237-300200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.210329T1800Z-210330T0200Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
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-
957 AM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
224...227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...
236 AND 237...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 224...227...228...229... 
  230...231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237.

* Winds...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 4 percent.

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.

&&

$$

COZ222-300200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.210329T1800Z-210330T0200Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
957 AM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
222...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 222.

* Winds...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 6 percent.

* Impacts... Western Fremont County still has snow cover, so the 
  fuels are not cured for critical fire weather conditions in 
  this region. The Red Flag Warning is primarily for eastern 
  Fremont County, including Canon City, Penrose, and Florence.

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.

&&

$$

Hodanish
119 
WWUS85 KPUB 292050
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
250 PM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect through 8PM MDT this
evening for very low humidity values, strong gusty winds, high
Haines indices, and dry fuels. This includes fire weather zones
222, 224, and 227 through 237, which includes the San Luis
Valley, eastern Fremont County, the I-25 corridor from the
Colorado Springs area to the New Mexico border, and the southeast
Colorado plains...

COZ224-227>237-300200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210330T0200Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
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-
250 PM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227...228...229...230...231...232...
233...234...235...236 AND 237...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 224...227...228...229... 
  230...231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237.

* Winds...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 4 percent.

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.

&&

$$

COZ222-300200-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210330T0200Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
250 PM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 222.

* Winds...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 6 percent.

* Impacts... Western Fremont County still has snow cover, so the 
  fuels are not cured for critical fire weather conditions in 
  this region. The Red Flag Warning is primarily for eastern 
  Fremont County, including Canon City, Penrose, and Florence.

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.

&&

$$
095 
WWUS85 KPUB 300202
RFWPUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pueblo CO
802 PM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...Red Flag Warnings for will expire at 8 PM for fire zones 222,
224 and 227 through 237, which includes the San Luis Valley,
eastern Fremont County, the I-25 corridor from Colorado Springs to
the New Mexico border, and the southeast Colorado plains...

COZ224-227>237-300315-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210330T0200Z/
San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache-
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-
802 PM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...227...228...229...230...231...232...
233...234...235...236 AND 237...

Winds are subsiding and humidity levels will increase overnight as
a cold front moves through between 9 PM and midnight. There will
still be some breezy west winds with spotty critical fire weather
conditions possible through early evening ahead of the cold front,
but widespread critical fire weather conditions should be coming
to an end.

$$

COZ222-300315-
/O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210330T0200Z/
Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek-
802 PM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222...

Winds have decreased and humidity levels will slowly increase
overnight. Therefore the Red Flag Warning will be allowed to
expire at 8 PM for Fremont County.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 28, 11:00 AM MDTHigh Wind WatchPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 4 more10 hr
Mar 28, 2:58 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningPUBAlamosa, Chaffee, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont and 5 more27 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2021Every red flag warning in 2021

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.