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Fire Weather Watch 21, NWS Pueblo, CO
NWS Pueblo, CO issued this fire weather watch at Apr 16, 2024, 3:48 AM MDT for 8 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Apr 17, 2024, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2024, 3:48 AM MDT (09:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 17, 2024, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2024, 2:50 PM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Pueblo, CO
Counties Alamosa County, CO, Conejos County, CO, Costilla County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Las Animas County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, Rio Grande County, CO, Saguache County, CO
The radar
The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this fire weather watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pueblo, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this fire weather watch went out at Apr 15, 10:57 PM MDT, 4 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 10:57 PM MDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 12:25 PM MDT, 15 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1225 PM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024 COZ058>089-093>099-161830- Western Mosquito Range/East Lake County Above 11000 Feet- Leadville Vicinity/Lake County Below 11000 Feet- Eastern Sawatch Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Western Chaffee County Between 9000 and 11000 Feet- Central Chaffee County Below 9000 Feet- Western Mosquito Range/East Chaffee County Above 9000 Feet- Saguache County West of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet- Saguache County East of Continental Divide Below 10000 Feet- La Garita Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Upper Rio Grande Valley/Eastern San Juan Mountains Below 10000 Feet-Eastern San Juan Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Alamosa Vicinity/Central San Luis Valley Below 8500 Feet- Southern San Luis Valley- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 8500 And 11000 Feet- Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Between 7500 and 11000 Feet- Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains Above 11000 Feet- Northwestern Fremont County Above 8500 Feet- Western/Central Fremont County Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountain Valley Below 8500 Feet- Wet Mountains between 6300 and 10000 Feet- Wet Mountains Above 10000 Feet- Teller County/Rampart Range Above 7500 Feet/Pikes Peak Between 7500 And 11000 Feet-Pikes Peak Above 11000 Feet- Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County- Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Feet- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet- Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Feet- Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Feet- Crowley County-La Junta Vicinity/Otero County- Eastern Las Animas County-Western Kiowa County- Eastern Kiowa County-Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County- Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County- 1225 PM MDT Mon Apr 15 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central...east central...south central and southeast Colorado. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Critical fire weather conditions will continue across the region into the evening, as an intense Pacific storm moves directly over the region. Southwest winds of 20 to 40 mph, with gusts to 55 mph, can be expected areawide. Please avoid activities that could start a fire. Snow will develop this evening over the central mountains and continue through the day Tuesday. Accumulations of 5 to 10 inches will be possible over the central mountains, with most of the activity occurring north of Cottonwood Pass. A brief period of heavy snow will be possible over the Palmer Divide and northern portions of El Paso county late tonight, as the system moves over the state of Colorado. An isolated rumble of thunder will be possible, especially tonight over the plains. There is a low chance of a strong to severe thunderstorm occurring, with the main threat being wind gusts to 60 to 70 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Strong and potentially damaging northerly winds, with gusts in excess of 60 mph, will be possible across the far southeast Plains on Tuesday. The strong winds, along with the potential for areas of blowing dust, could lead to hazardous travel conditions, especially for light and high profile vehicles on west to east oriented roadways. Critical fire weather conditions are also expected across portions of the southern I-25 corridor on Tuesday. Snow continues across the central mountains, especially north of Cottonwood Pass, through the day Tuesday, before coming to an end Tuesday evening. Rain and snow chances return for portions of the area through the second half of the week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather conditions that meet reporting criteria for spotters will be possible over portions of the region. 23/34
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pueblo, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2:50 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande, Saguache | 13 hr |
| Apr 16, 2:50 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PUB | Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano and 4 more | 28 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.