Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Aug 23, 2011, 4:49 AM MDT. It took effect at Aug 23, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Aug 23, 2011, 4:49 AM MDT (10:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 23, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
497 WWUS85 KCYS 231049 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 449 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES...301... 302...306 AND 308 FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING... .VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP TO BETWEEN 5 AND 13 PERCENT OVER EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... THE LARAMIE VALLEY AND UPPER NORTH PLATTE VALLEY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ALSO... WEST TO NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING OVER THOSE AREAS WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER ALONG WITH DEAD AND DRY GRASSES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE WARNED AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WYZ301-302-232300- /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0005.110823T1800Z-110824T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0007.110823T1700Z-110824T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- 449 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...EAST CENTRAL WYOMING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S. * IMPACTS...THE VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY OUTDOORS FIRES TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. 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. && $$ WYZ306-308-232300- /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0007.110823T1700Z-110824T0200Z/ UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- 449 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER FOR THE LARAMIE VALLEY AND THE UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...LARAMIE VALLEY AND THE UPPER NORTH PLATTE VALLEY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...85 TO 90. * IMPACTS...THE VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY OUTDOORS FIRES TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WEILAND
3 follow-up statements
844 WWUS85 KCYS 231648 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1048 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES...301... 302...306...308 AND 313 THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP TO BETWEEN 5 AND 13 PERCENT OVER EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...THE LARAMIE VALLEY...UPPER NORTH PLATTE VALLEY AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THOSE AREAS WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER ALONG WITH DEAD AND DRY GRASSES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. NEZ313-240000- /O.EXB.KCYS.FW.W.0007.110823T1700Z-110824T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 1048 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER FOR THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR HOT...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 90S TO LOW 100S. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ WYZ301-302-306-308-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0007.110823T1700Z-110824T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- 1048 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...LARAMIE VALLEY AND UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...LARAMIE VALLEY AND UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S. * IMPACTS...THE VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY OUTDOORS FIRES TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HAHN
832 WWUS85 KCYS 232358 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 558 PM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES...301... 302...306...308 AND 313 THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 5 AND 13 PERCENT OVER EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...THE LARAMIE VALLEY...UPPER NORTH PLATTE VALLEY AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THOSE AREAS WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER ALONG WITH DEAD AND DRY GRASSES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. NEZ313-240200- /O.EXT.KCYS.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110824T0200Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 558 PM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER FOR THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 90S. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ WYZ301-302-306-308-240200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110824T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- 558 PM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... LARAMIE VALLEY AND UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...LARAMIE VALLEY AND UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S. * IMPACTS...THE VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY OUTDOORS FIRES TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COX
966 WWUS85 KCYS 240202 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 802 PM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011 WYZ301-302-306-308-240315- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110824T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- 802 PM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 MPH ACROSS THE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ NEZ313-240315- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110824T0200Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 802 PM MDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 MPH ACROSS THE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ COX
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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.