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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Cheyenne, WY

April 2, 2011

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Apr 2, 2011, 4:43 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 2, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 2, 2011, 4:43 AM CDT (09:43 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 2, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 2, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

626 
WWUS85 KCYS 020943
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
343 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR NEBRASKA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.A WINTER STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS WYOMING TODAY. AHEAD OF THIS STORM
SYSTEM...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCRESE THROUGH
THE DAY. THESE WESTERLY WINDS WILL CREATE WARM...DOWNSLOPING
CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND PARTICULARLY THE SOUTHERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO
THE LOW TEENS TODAY AS TEMPERATURES APPROACH 80 DEGREES. THE
COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRIED
FUELS...WILL CRETE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NEZ313-030000-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0002.110402T1800Z-110403T0000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
343 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
313...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...12 TO 18 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE LOW 
  RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE 
  FIRE GROWTH AND MAKE FIRE SUPPRESSION DIFFICULT. 

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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

965 
WWUS85 KCYS 022358
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
558 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313...

NEZ313-030100-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110403T0000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
558 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 OR HIGHER WILL DIMINISH DURING THE
NEXT FEW HOURS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RISING ABOVE 15 PERCENT.

$$

JAMSKI

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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.