Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Mar 25, 2012, 5:26 PM MDT. It took effect at Mar 26, 2012, 10:00 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
- Mar 25, 2012, 5:26 PM MDT (23:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
092 WWUS85 KCYS 252326 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 526 PM MDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ZONES 301 AND 309 THROUGH 313 FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ALONG AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS LATE MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON...CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER EVENT. NEZ311>313-WYZ301-309-310-261200- /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0009.120326T1600Z-120327T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0011.120326T1600Z-120327T0100Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 526 PM MDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 309 THROUGH 313... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM THROUGH 7 PM MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 70. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON OVER MAINLY CONVERSE AND NIOBRARA COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF RAINFALL AND COULD PRODUCE FIRE STARTS MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...WARM AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS COULD BLOW OVER POWER LINES THAT COULD PRODUCE FIRE STARTS AS WELL. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT DO INITIATE. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
135 WWUS85 KCYS 261022 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 422 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ZONES 301 AND 309 THROUGH 313 FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEZ311>313-WYZ301-309-310-262200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0011.120326T1600Z-120327T0100Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 422 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 309 THROUGH 313... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 309 THROUGH 313. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM. * TIMING...10 AM THROUGH 7 PM MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...70S OVER THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING PLAINS AND 80S IN THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER MAINLY CONVERSE AND NIOBRARA COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF RAINFALL AND COULD PRODUCE FIRE STARTS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...WARM AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS COULD BLOW OVER POWER LINES THAT COULD PRODUCE FIRE STARTS AS WELL. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT DO INITIATE. 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
923 WWUS85 KCYS 262125 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 325 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ZONES 301 AND 309 THROUGH 313 THROUGH THIS EVENING... .VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEZ311>313-WYZ301-309-310-270100- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120327T0100Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 325 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 309 THROUGH 313... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 309 THROUGH 313. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 60S AFTER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON OVER MAINLY CONVERSE...PLATTE...GOSHEN AND NIOBRARA COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF RAINFALL AND COULD PRODUCE FIRE STARTS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...WARM AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS COULD BLOW OVER POWER LINES THAT COULD PRODUCE FIRE STARTS AS WELL. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT DO INITIATE. 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. && $$ RUBIN
011 WWUS85 KCYS 262142 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 342 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ZONES 301 AND 309 THROUGH 313 THROUGH THIS EVENING... .VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS THIS AFTERNOON...CREATING EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ON TUESDAY...EXPECT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO RETURN WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN THE AFTERNOON. NEZ311>313-WYZ301-309-310-270100- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120327T0100Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 342 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 309 THROUGH 313... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 309 THROUGH 313. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 60S AFTER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON OVER MAINLY CONVERSE...PLATTE...GOSHEN AND NIOBRARA COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF RAINFALL AND COULD PRODUCE FIRE STARTS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...WARM AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS COULD BLOW OVER POWER LINES THAT COULD PRODUCE FIRE STARTS AS WELL. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT DO INITIATE. 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. && $$ RUBIN
832 WWUS85 KCYS 270058 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 658 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 309 THROUGH 313 TUESDAY NOON THROUGH 7 PM TUESDAY EVENING... .TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN ON THE DECREASE THIS EVENING WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RESPONDING TO ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME. GUSTY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TUESDAY. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS POSTED FOR THOSE FIRE WEATHER ZONES WHERE FUELS ARE REPORTED AS READY FOR TUESDAY. NEZ311>313-WYZ301-309-310-271200- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120327T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0010.120327T1800Z-120328T0100Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 658 PM MDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 309 THROUGH 313... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...NOON THROUGH 7 PM TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...WINDY...WARM AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT DO INITIATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 7:15 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | CYS | 22 hr | |
| Mar 24, 7:15 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | CYS | 21 hr | |
| Mar 25, 3:44 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:30 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Goshen, Laramie, Niobrara and 1 more | 37 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Wyoming, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.