A wildfire consumed around 300 acres about 10 miles north northeast of Stonewall in western Las Animas County. No structures were damaged.
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A wildfire consumed around 300 acres about 10 miles north northeast of Stonewall in western Las Animas County. No structures were damaged.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 25, 1:43 PM MST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 243 PM MDT TUE APR 25 2006 .SHORT TERM... (TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY) ...SOME POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF FROST AND LOCAL HARD FREEZE ACROSS SERN CO... MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR THE STRATUS AND FOG TO RETURN ACROSS PORTION OF SERN CO TONIGHT. CURRENTLY...VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING THE MVFR/VFR BREAKING UP ACROSS SERN CO LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRATUS APPEARS TO BE HAVING A MORE DIFFICULT TIME DISSIPATING ACROSS NERN CO...SO FAR. TEMPERATURES HAVE RESPONDED WITH THE SUNSHINE...BUT STRUGGLING TO CLIMB INTO THE 50S AND LOWER 60S ACROSS SERN CO. CU STARTING TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...BUT NO PRECIPITATION YET. TONIGHT...BIG CHALLENGE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF STRATUS TO REFORM ACROSS SERN CO LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. NAM12 SUGGESTING THE SFC-H8 LAYER RH AROUND 70-85% ACROSS ERN CO LATER TONIGHT...SO AS THE SFC-PBL COOLS IT COULD RE-CONDENSE INTO A STRATUS CLOUD ALONG I-25 CORRIDOR AND SERN CO PLAINS BETWEEN 06Z TONIGHT AND 15Z WEDNESDAY. WITH A SELY LOW LEVEL FLOW ALONG THE SRN PALMER DVD AROUND KCOS...THE WEAK MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW COULD PRODUCE LIFR-IFR STRATUS AND FOG...ESPECIALLY WITH TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS 25-30F AT THE SFC AND THE SFC-PBL RIDGE ALONG CO/KS BORDER AND LIGHT ELY LOW LEVEL FLOW ACROSS ERN CO. ANOTHER CAVEAT WOULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR A BKN-OVC CI/CS MOUNTAIN WAVE CLOUD DEVELOPING LATER TONIGHT KILL THE REFORMING STRATUS ACROSS ERN CO. TOUGH CALL. MOST OF THE INSTABILITY CU/TCU CLOUDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS SHOULD DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET. IF THE STRATUS AND FOG DO NOT DEVELOP...THEN THERE IS CERTAINLY A POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF FROST AND A HARD FREEZE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRETTY EARLY IN THE GROWING SEASON...SO WILL HOLD OFF ISSUING ANY HEADLINES. WEDNESDAY...MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVEL WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE CNTRL ROCKIES. TROP STARTS TO DRY OUT AND WARM UP. H7 TEMPERATURES WARM TO +4C TO +8C...SO WARMING TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE OCCURRING ON WEDNESDAY. THERE STILL MIGHT BE ENOUGH MIDLEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS TO SUPPORT CU/TCU LEADING TO SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. WILL LEAVE VERY LOW POPS/WX OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS. METZE .LONG TERM... (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY) LONG TERM CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE MOVEMENT OF CUTOFF PACIFIC SYSTEM AND ITS EFFECTS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WEDNESDAY NIGHT-THURSDAY...CUTOFF SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MEANDER ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AS PACIFIC NW SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF STATES IN AN ACTIVE NORTHERN STREAM. MODELS INDICATING ENOUGH AVAILABLE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IN THE WEAK WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ON WEDNESDAY FOR ISOLATED DIURNAL SHRA/TSRA ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS MOVING OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE ADJACENT PLAINS...THOUGH WITH CONTINUE DRY LOWER LEVELS...WILL LIKELY SEE JUST SOME VIRGA. THERE LOOKS TO BE A SLIGHT BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY...AS WEAK FLOW ALOFT PROMOTES A DIURNAL WIND REGIME...WITH INCREASED UPSLOPE AND CONVERGENCE ACROSS THE MTS. THURSDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY...MODELS SEEMING IN BETTER AGREEMENT WITH WEATHER PATTERN...AS UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IN ACTIVE NORTHERN STREAM DIVES OUT ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND INTO THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS...WITH WEAKENING CUTOFF LOW MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL/NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND THEN MERGING WITH THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS SYSTEM. WITH THIS SAID...MOVEMENT OF CUTOFFS ALWAYS TRICKY...BUT IT APPEARS STILL WILL SEE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AREAWIDE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH BEST POPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER ZONES. PREVIOUS SHIFT HAD ALREADY TRIMMED POPS ACROSS THE PIKES PEAK REGION AND EASTERN PLAINS LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WITH DRIER AIR MOVING ACROSS THE PLAINS AS NORTHERN ROCKIES SYSTEM SENDS A FRONT ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO. WITH THE COOL NORTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION...HAVE TRIMMED BACK HIGH TEMPS FOR BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS WELL. MONDAY-TUESDAY...WEAKENING NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY TRANSITIONS TO MORE WESTERLY AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. THERE COULD BE ENOUGH MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA FOR ISOLATED DIURNAL CONVECTION ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...THOUGH HAVE GONE WITH A DRY FORECAST FOR NOW...WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND SEASONAL AVERAGES. -MW && .PUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 17/23
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 706 AM MDT TUE APR 25 2006 COZ058>089-093>099-261315- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT- LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT- EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT- CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT- WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT- LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT- EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT- SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT- NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT- SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT- NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT- WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT- WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET- WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT- WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT- TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT- CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY- NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT- TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT- 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- 706 AM MDT TUE APR 25 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MOIST CONDITIONS ON ACCOUNT OF LIGHT OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL MAY RESULT IN PATCHY FOG ACROSS PORTIONS OF EL PASO COUNTY THIS MORNING. A FEW AREAS COULD SEE LOCALLY DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. ANY FOG THAT FORMS ACROSS EL PASO COUNTY THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE QUICKLY. THIS AFTERNOON...AN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWER OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 10000 FEET COULD SEE A QUICK INCH OF SNOW. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH NEW MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING THE THREAT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXTEND TO MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
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