Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2021
Red Flag Warning 25, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this red flag warning at Apr 24, 2021, 3:05 PM MDT for 19 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 25, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 2 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
- Apr 24, 2021, 3:05 PM MDT (21:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 25, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Baca County, CO, Bent County, CO, Chaffee County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Custer County, CO, El Paso County, CO, Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Kiowa County, CO, Lake 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), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:04 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 6:50 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 6 S Colorado City, CO | MESONET STATION CO029 025S066 APACHE CITY. |
| Apr 25, 7:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 5 N Walsenburg, CO | AWOS STATION K4V1 4 N WALSENBURG. |
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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 244 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
- 1251 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
065 WWUS85 KPUB 242105 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 305 PM MDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 8PM today for Fire Weather Zones 224, 229, 230 and 233, which includes the San Luis Valley, Huerfano County and Las Animas County... ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 12PM to 8PM Sunday for Fire Weather Zones 220, 222, 224, 225 and 227 through 237, which includes the San Luis Valley, the upper Arkansas River Valley, the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains, Fremont County, and all the eastern plains excluding northern El Paso County... ...A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect from Monday morning through Monday evening for Fire Weather Zones 220, 222, 224, and 225 through 237, which includes the San Luis Valley, the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains, the upper Arkansas River Valley, Fremont County, and all of the eastern plains... COZ224-229-230-233-251315- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0013.210425T1800Z-210426T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0025.210425T1800Z-210426T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.FW.A.0014.210426T1500Z-210427T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210425T0200Z/ San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- 305 PM MDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...229...230 AND 233... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...229...230 AND 233... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...229...230 AND 233... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 224...229...230 and 233. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 6 percent. * Impacts...Conditions are will be favorable for extreme 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ COZ220-222-225-227-228-231-232-234>237-251315- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0013.210425T1800Z-210426T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0025.210425T1800Z-210426T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KPUB.FW.A.0014.210426T1500Z-210427T0200Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County-Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 305 PM MDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...225...227...228...231...232... 234...235...236 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...225...227... 228...231...232...234...235...236 AND 237... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...222...225...227... 228...231...232...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 5 percent. * Impacts...Conditions are will be favorable for extreme rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ COZ226-251315- /O.EXT.KPUB.FW.A.0014.210426T1500Z-210427T0200Z/ Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- 305 PM MDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 226. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Impacts...Conditions are will be favorable for extreme rates of fire growth and spread. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
689 WWUS85 KPUB 250159 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 759 PM MDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...The Red Flag Warning will expire at 8PM today for Fire Weather Zones 224, 229, 230 and 233, which includes the San Luis Valley, Huerfano County and Las Animas County... ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 12PM to 8PM Sunday for Fire Weather Zones 220, 222, 224, 225 and 227 through 237, which includes the San Luis Valley, the upper Arkansas River Valley, the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains, Fremont County, and all the eastern plains excluding northern El Paso County... ...A Fire Weather Watch remains in effect from Monday morning through Monday evening for Fire Weather Zones 220, 222, 224, and 225 through 237, which includes the San Luis Valley, the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains, the upper Arkansas River Valley, Fremont County, and all of the eastern plains... COZ224-229-230-233-251800- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210425T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0025.210425T1800Z-210426T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0014.210426T1500Z-210427T0200Z/ San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- 759 PM MDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...229...230 AND 233... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...229...230 AND 233... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 224...229...230 AND 233... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 224...229...230 and 233. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 6 percent. * Impacts...Conditions are will be favorable for extreme 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ COZ220-222-225-227-228-231-232-234>237-251800- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0025.210425T1800Z-210426T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0014.210426T1500Z-210427T0200Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County-Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs-Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Kiowa County Including Eads-Bent County Including Las Animas- Prowers County Including Lamar- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 759 PM MDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...225...227...228...231...232... 234...235...236 AND 237... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...225...227... 228...231...232...234...235...236 AND 237... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...222...225...227... 228...231...232...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 5 percent. * Impacts...Conditions are will be favorable for extreme 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ COZ226-251800- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0014.210426T1500Z-210427T0200Z/ Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- 759 PM MDT Sat Apr 24 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 226. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Impacts...Conditions are will be favorable for extreme rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$
787 WWUS85 KPUB 250950 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 350 AM MDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 12PM to 8PM today for Fire Weather Zones 220, 222, 224, 225 and 227 through 237, which includes the San Luis Valley, the upper Arkansas River Valley, the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains, Fremont County, and all the eastern plains excluding northern El Paso County... ...A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Monday morning through Monday evening for Fire Weather Zones 220, 222, 224, and 225 through 237, which includes the San Luis Valley, the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains, the upper Arkansas River Valley, Fremont County, and all of the eastern plains... COZ220-222-224-225-227>237-260200- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0014.210426T1500Z-210427T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0026.210426T1500Z-210427T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0025.210425T1800Z-210426T0200Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County-Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- 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 Sun Apr 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...225... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...225...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...222...224...225... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 5 percent. * Impacts...Conditions are will be favorable for extreme rates of fire growth and spread. * 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 warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ226-260200- /O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0014.210426T1500Z-210427T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPUB.FW.W.0026.210426T1500Z-210427T0200Z/ Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- 350 AM MDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 226. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 7 percent. * Impacts...Conditions are will be favorable for extreme rates of fire growth and spread. * Haines...6. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ hODANISH
761 WWUS85 KPUB 252146 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 346 PM MDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 12PM to 8PM today for Fire Weather Zones 220, 222, 224, 225 and 227 through 237, which includes the San Luis Valley, the upper Arkansas River Valley, the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains, Fremont County, and all the eastern plains excluding northern El Paso County... ...A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Monday morning through Monday evening for Fire Weather Zones 220, 222, 224, and 225 through 237, which includes the San Luis Valley, the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains, the upper Arkansas River Valley, Fremont County, and all of the eastern plains... COZ220-222-224-225-227>237-261400- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210426T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.210426T1500Z-210427T0200Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County-Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- 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- 346 PM MDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...225... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...225...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...222...224...225... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 5 percent. * Impacts...Conditions are will be favorable for extreme rates of fire growth and spread. * 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 warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ226-261400- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.210426T1500Z-210427T0200Z/ Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- 346 PM MDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 226. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 7 percent. * Impacts...Conditions are will be favorable for extreme rates of fire growth and spread. * Haines...6. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
580 WWUS85 KPUB 260200 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 800 PM MDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 9 AM Monday morning through 8 PM Monday evening for gusty winds, low relative humidity and high Haines indices for Fire Weather Zones 220, 222, 224, and 225 through 237, which includes the San Luis Valley, the Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains, the upper Arkansas River Valley, Fremont County, and all of the eastern plains... COZ220-222-224-225-227>237-261800- /O.EXP.KPUB.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210426T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.210426T1500Z-210427T0200Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County-Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- 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- 800 PM MDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...222...224...225...227... 228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... ...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 220...222...224...225...227...228...229... 230...231...232...233...234...235...236 AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220...222...224...225... 227...228...229...230...231...232...233...234...235...236 and 237. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...5 to 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions are will be favorable for extreme rates of fire growth and spread. * 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 warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ226-261800- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0026.210426T1500Z-210427T0200Z/ Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- 800 PM MDT Sun Apr 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 226. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...5 to 10 percent. * Impacts...Conditions are will be favorable for extreme rates of fire growth and spread. * Haines...6. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.