Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Aug 30, 2011, 6:01 PM MDT. It took effect at Aug 31, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 33 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 30, 2011, 6:01 PM MDT (00:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 31, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2011, 7:35 PM MDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
367 WWUS85 KCYS 310001 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 601 PM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE LARAMIE VALLEY...LARAMIE RANGE AND EAST CENTRAL WYOMING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... .VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO PLUMMET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN RESULTING IN GUSTS THAT MAY APPROACH 35 TO 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY AIR MASS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WYZ301>304-306-308-309-311300- /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0006.110831T1700Z-110901T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0008.110831T1700Z-110901T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- 601 PM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...INCLUDING NIOBRARA COUNTY IN EASTERN WYOMING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM THROUGH 8 PM WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...COMBINED WITH CRITICAL FUEL MOISTURES...WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CLAYCOMB
6 follow-up statements
109 WWUS85 KCYS 311017 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 417 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO PLUMMET THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN RESULTING IN GUSTS THAT MAY APPROACH 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH INTO EAST CENTRAL WYOMING TONIGHT ENDING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THERE. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TONIGHT IN CARBON AND ALBANY COUNTIES...EXPECT CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO RETURN ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY AIR MASS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST TODAY AND THURSDAY. WYZ303-304-306-308-309-010200- /O.EXT.KCYS.FW.W.0008.110831T1700Z-110902T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- 417 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON AND ALBANY COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL WEAKEN TO 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT...BUT INCREASE ONCE AGAIN WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 35 MPH EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...11 AM TODAY THROUGH 8 PM THURSDAY. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY. RECOVERIES WILL REACH 40 TO 50 PERCENT TONIGHT...BUT HUMIDITIES WILL PLUMMET TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...MID TO UPPER 80S TODAY. LOW TO MID 80S ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ301-302-010200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0008.110831T1700Z-110901T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- 417 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...EAST CENTRAL WYOMING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM THROUGH 8 PM TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...90S BELOW 6000 FEET. 80S ABOVE 6000 FEET. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HAHN
221 WWUS85 KCYS 311656 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1056 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO PLUMMET THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN RESULTING IN GUSTS THAT MAY APPROACH 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH INTO EAST CENTRAL WYOMING TONIGHT ENDING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THERE. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TONIGHT IN CARBON AND ALBANY COUNTIES... EXPECT CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO RETURN ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY AIR MASS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST TODAY AND THURSDAY. WYZ310-010100- /O.EXA.KCYS.FW.W.0008.110831T1700Z-110902T0200Z/ PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 1056 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ301-302-010100- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0008.110831T1700Z-110901T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- 1056 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...EAST CENTRAL WYOMING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM THROUGH 8 PM TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ303-304-306-308-309-010100- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0008.110831T1700Z-110902T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- 1056 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON AND ALBANY COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM TODAY THROUGH 8 PM THURSDAY. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY. RECOVERIES WILL REACH 40 TO 50 PERCENT TONIGHT...BUT HUMIDITIES WILL PLUMMET TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
668 WWUS85 KCYS 010057 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 657 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT EARLY THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST AND RESULT IN GUSTS THAT MAY APPROACH 45 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH INTO EAST CENTRAL WYOMING LATE TONIGHT ENDING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THERE. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TONIGHT IN CARBON AND ALBANY COUNTIES... EXPECT CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO RETURN ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY AIR MASS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING EARLY THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY. WYZ301-302-010200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110901T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- 657 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...EAST CENTRAL WYOMING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ303-304-306-308>310-010900- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110902T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 657 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON AND ALBANY COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THURSDAY. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS EVENING. RECOVERIES WILL REACH 40 TO 50 PERCENT TONIGHT...BUT HUMIDITIES WILL PLUMMET TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 70. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COX
472 WWUS85 KCYS 010159 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 759 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THURSDAY... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH INTO EAST CENTRAL WYOMING LATE TONIGHT ENDING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THERE. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TONIGHT IN CARBON AND ALBANY COUNTIES... EXPECT CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO RETURN ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY AIR MASS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THURSDAY. WYZ301-302-010300- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110901T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- 759 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECOVER TO VALUES OF 50 TO 60 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$ WYZ303-304-306-308>310-011100- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110902T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 759 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON AND ALBANY COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL REACH 40 TO 50 PERCENT TONIGHT...BUT HUMIDITIES WILL PLUMMET TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 70. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COX
934 WWUS85 KCYS 011046 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 446 AM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .THE COMBINATION OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...A DRY AIR MASS AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON...ALBANY... LARAMIE...PLATTE AND GOSHEN COUNTIES. COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THIS EVENINGS COLD FRONT WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES TO RECOVER SIGNIFICANTLY TONIGHT. NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON AND ALBANY COUNTIES ON FRIDAY. WYZ303-304-306-308>310-020200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110902T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 446 AM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303...304...306...308...309 AND 310. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM TODAY. * TEMPERATURES...MID 80 WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE WITH LOW TO MID 90S EAST. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HAHN
211 WWUS85 KCYS 020135 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 735 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING.... .THE GUSTY WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SINCE 6 PM OVER AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE ALSO STARTED TO SLOWLY RECOVER. FOR THOSE REASONS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT AND THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WYZ303-304-306-308>310-020245- /O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110902T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 735 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS AFFECTING PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE GUSTY WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SINCE 6 PM OVER AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE ALSO STARTED TO SLOWLY RECOVER. FOR THOSE REASONS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT AND THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WEILAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 1:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Carbon | 53 min |
| Aug 31, 3:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Albany | 64 min |
| Aug 31, 3:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Albany | 61 min |
| Aug 31, 3:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | CYS | Goshen | 61 min |
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