Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
905 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY NOON TIL 9 PM...
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND HAINES INDEX OF
6...FOR SOUTHWEST COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8500
FEET..AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 BELOW 9500
FEET...
.A NEARLY STATIONARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST
WILL PRODUCE A WARM AND DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST
COLORADO THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND AREAS OF HAINES INDEX 6 WILL
DEVELOP AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LAND MANAGEMENT
AGENCIES INDICATED FUELS WILL BE CRITICAL IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
OF COLORADO ZONES 291 AND 207 RESULTING IN A RED FLAG WARNING FOR
THESE AREAS... AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
THE WARM...DRY...AND GUSTY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS GUSTY ON MEMORIAL DAY FOR
ONLY LOCALIZED AREAS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THERE
IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY.
COZ207-291-261515-
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/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0012.130526T1800Z-130527T0300Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-
905 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 207 AND 291...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207 AND 291...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN WESTERN COLORADO...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA...AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* HAINES INDEX...6.
* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS
WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
RAPID FIRE GROWTH ON ANY WILDFIRES OR PRESCRIBED BURNS...AND
AGRICULTURAL BURNS.
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.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD
PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE)
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
802 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES...HIGH
HAINES VALUES...AND DRY FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
SUNDAY THROUGH 9 PM SUNDAY FOR FIRE ZONES 221...222...225...227...
233 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...
FREMONT...TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND
BACA COUNTIES...
COZ221-222-225-227-233-237-261815-
/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0016.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-BACA COUNTY-
802 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225...227...
233 AND 237.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FIRES COULD GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN
THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING AND
ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD ACCIDENTALLY START A FIRE
SHOULD BE SUSPENDED.
* HAINES...6.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
329 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY
FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...
.STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO TO CREATE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. DEEP MIXING...HIGH
HAINES VALUES...ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES...AND WIDESPREAD
POOR RECOVERIES WILL EXACERBATE THE CRITICAL FIRE CONCERNS.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF
EASTERN NEW MEXICO.
NMZ103-104-108-261400-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0021.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0023.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0022.130527T1800Z-130528T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
329 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 12 PERCENT SUNDAY. 3 TO 8 PERCENT
MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
&&
$$
Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
329 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY
FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...
.STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO TO CREATE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. DEEP MIXING...HIGH
HAINES VALUES...ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES...AND WIDESPREAD
POOR RECOVERIES WILL EXACERBATE THE CRITICAL FIRE CONCERNS.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF
EASTERN NEW MEXICO.
NMZ102-261400-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0021.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
329 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 OR
35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
329 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY
FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...
.STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO TO CREATE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. DEEP MIXING...HIGH
HAINES VALUES...ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES...AND WIDESPREAD
POOR RECOVERIES WILL EXACERBATE THE CRITICAL FIRE CONCERNS.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF
EASTERN NEW MEXICO.
NMZ103-104-108-261400-
/O.UPG.KABQ.FW.A.0021.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.W.0023.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.FW.A.0022.130527T1800Z-130528T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
329 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...THE NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS AND EASTERN PLAINS.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 12 PERCENT SUNDAY. 3 TO 8 PERCENT
MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
&&
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1052 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
COZ058>089-093>099-270500-
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-
1052 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF
THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. ONE OR TWO OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME STRONG AT
TIMES AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL GENERALLY UNDER ONE
INCH IN DIAMETER IN COMBINATION WITH GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT
LIGHTING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS
POSSIBLE. AS A RESULT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
SUNDAY OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET
MOUNTAIN VALLEY...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND BACA COUNTY. ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THERE ALSO IS A CHANCE FOR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THESE LOCATIONS.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY AS A PACIFIC
STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THE MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO PLAINS
UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1005 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-261245-
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
1005 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
SCATTERED TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MAINLY THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COMBINED OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. STORMS
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE...WITH
LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS
MAY ALSO OCCUR.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
PANHANDLES MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PRIMARILY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. IF STORMS DEVELOP...A FEW MAY BECOME
STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE
PRIMARY HAZARDS.
ELEVATED TO POSSIBLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR ACROSS
WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES ON SUNDAY...
MONDAY...TUESDAY...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY DUE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
15 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS ALONG WITH FORECAST MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS THE WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY FOR
LIMITED ACTIVATION THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF
THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR ELEVATED TO
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY...MONDAY...TUESDAY...
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
$$
COCKRELL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
306 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-261230-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
306 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013 /406 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. THESE STORMS WILL THEN MOVE NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA DURING THE EVENING. A FEW OF
THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND
AS THE MAIN THREATS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON
ALONG AND EAST OF A YUMA COLORADO TO RUSSELL SPRINGS KANSAS LINE.
THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS.
MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. SOME OF THESE WILL BE STRONG TO SEVERE AS WELL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED TODAY.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
137 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-261200-
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
137 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013 /1237 PM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A SLIGHT RISK OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST
STARTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING INTO THE EVENING
HOURS FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF A HAYS TO DODGE CITY LINE. THE HIGHEST
THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST WEST OF HIGHWAY 83
BETWEEN 6 TO 9 PM THIS EVENING. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR IN SIZE ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR
WITH ANY STORMS FORMING OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SUNDAY WILL SEE ANOTHER SLIGHT RISK OF STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON TO EVENING HOURS FOR LOCATIONS
EAST OF A SCOTT CITY TO LIBERAL LINE. ALTHOUGH VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL INHIBIT MOST THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...AN
ISOLATED STORM OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING HAIL UP TO TENNIS BALL IN SIZE ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS UP
TO 70 MPH. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR
WITH ANY STORMS FORMING OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA.
IN ADDITION...HOT, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL POSSIBLY DEVELOP
OVER FAR WESTERN KANSAS ON SUNDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE A
HEIGHTENED THREAT FOR WILDFIRES MAINLY NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER.
THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF THE
WEEK. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THE STORMS TO BE SEVERE ON ANY OF
THESE DAYS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 6 TO 9 PM THIS
EVENING...ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83.
&&
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
1012 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
COZ030>051-261615-
JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-
WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/
GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE
9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY-
1012 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST
CORNER OF COLORADO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS WILL OCCUR
ALONG AND AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING DRYLINE...WITH THE MAIN THREAT
EAST OF A LINE FROM STERLING TO AKRON. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP
WILL HAVE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FAR NORTHEAST
CORNER OF COLORADO LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN
ON MONDAY. MOUNTAIN AREAS MAY ALSO SEE A FEW LATE DAY
THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY. DURING THE PERIOD TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INCREASE PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY AND ALONG THE NORTHERN
BORDER OF THE STATE. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL COME
ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED EAST OF A LINE FROM STERLING TO
AKRON AFTER 3 PM.
$$
BARJENBRUCH/FMC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
547 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-261200-
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
547 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN
UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE GUSTY
WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST
COLORADO AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL COLORADO TODAY AND EARLY
THIS EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY
WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS AT MOST LOCATIONS EACH AFTERNOON.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...AS WELL AS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS A PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
$$
CUOCO
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
111 AM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>064-074>077-260815-
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...
KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...
SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA
111 AM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013 /1211 AM MDT SUN MAY 26 2013/
.NOW...
SUSTAINED WITH OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH AN OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 45
TO NEAR 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 3 AM, AS AN AREA OF
WEAKENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE EAST ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE SPOTTY
AND LIGHT AND AVERAGE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.
$$
BURGERT
