Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Mar 27, 2012, 9:14 PM MDT. It took effect at Mar 28, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 5 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 27, 2012, 9:14 PM MDT (03:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2012, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
621 WWUS85 KCYS 280314 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 914 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...309 AND 310 FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ONCE AGAIN LIKELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS GUSTY WINDS RETURN AND AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT OVER FAR SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ301-309-310-281300- /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0011.120328T1900Z-120329T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0013.120328T1900Z-120329T0000Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 914 PM MDT TUE MAR 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...309 AND 310... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TO MID 70S. * 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 RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
3 follow-up statements
827 WWUS85 KCYS 280922 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 322 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...309 AND 310 FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ONCE AGAIN LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AS GUSTY WINDS RETURN AND AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES LOWER BELOW 15 PERCENT OVER FAR SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WYZ301-309-310-282200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0013.120328T1900Z-120329T0000Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 322 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...309 AND 310... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...LOW TO MID 70S. * IMPACTS...WINDY...WARM AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT DO INITIATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ TT
337 WWUS85 KCYS 282127 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 327 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...309 AND 310 FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING AS GUSTY WINDS DECREASE AND HUMIDITY RECOVERS. WYZ301-309-310-290000- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120329T0000Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 327 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...309 AND 310... * 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 70. * 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 RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ LIEBL
641 WWUS85 KCYS 290001 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 601 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2012 WYZ301-309-310-290115- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120329T0000Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 601 PM MDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...309 AND 310... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED THIS EVENING AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECOVER AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. THE GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE EVENING WEARS ON. $$ 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.