Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Cheyenne, WY

427 
WWUS85 KCYS 300941
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
341 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY...

.WARMER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY WITH CONTINUED DRY
CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 35 AND 45
MPH FROM THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE AROUND 15 PERCENT TODAY. THIS WILL CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE
PRESENT DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

NEZ311>313-WYZ301-309-310-310200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0015.120330T1700Z-120331T0200Z/
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-
341 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR AREAS
OVER AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...AND 309 THROUGH 313.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TODAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...70S TO LOWER 80S.

* IMPACTS...IMPACTS...WINDY 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 EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

RUBIN

445 
WWUS85 KCYS 301742
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1142 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY...

.WARMER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY WITH CONTINUED DRY
CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 35 AND
45 MPH FROM THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL BE AROUND 15 PERCENT TODAY. THIS WILL CREATE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT DURING
THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

NEZ311>313-WYZ301-309-310-310200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120331T0200Z/
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-
1142 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR AREAS OVER AND EAST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE...

* AFFECTED AREA...ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE IN
  SOUTHEAST WYOMING...AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
  NEAR THE LARAMIE RANGE...AND UP TO 40 MPH FURTHER EAST ACROSS
  THE PLAINS.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOW 70S TO LOW 80S.

* IMPACTS...WINDY 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 EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

RJM

121 
WWUS85 KCYS 302209
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
409 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY...

.WARM...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...AND WILL RETURN AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON ACROSS
SOUTHEAST WYOMING. FOR THE REST OF TODAY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...AND WILL EASE THROUGH THE EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35
AND 50 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE. SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 310 AND WESTERN PORTIONS
OF ZONE 301 ARE WHERE WINDS ARE MORE LIKELY TO REACH CRITICAL
STATUS...WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL DROP TO THE LOW TEENS ACROSS THE AREA.

WYZ301-309-310-310600-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0013.120331T1700Z-120401T0200Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120331T0200Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
409 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR AREAS OVER AND EAST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...309...AND 310 IN
  SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN WESTERN CONVERSE COUNTY TOMORROW.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND 8 PM
  THIS EVENING...AND WILL RETURN BETWEEN 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM MDT
  SATURDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S.

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES
  ARE EXPECTED TO 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.

&&

$$

NEZ311>313-310200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120331T0200Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
409 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR AREAS OVER AND EAST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE...

* AFFECTED AREA...THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S.

* IMPACTS...WINDY 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 EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

WYZ303-304-306-310600-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0013.120331T1700Z-120401T0200Z/
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
409 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF ZONES 303...304 AND 306...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303...304...AND 306 IN
  SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...11 AM THROUGH 8 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 70S.

* IMPACTS...WINDY 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.

&&

$$

RJM

150 
WWUS85 KCYS 310051
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
651 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL AFFECT
MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AGAIN ON SATURDAY...

.WINDS HAVE EASED OVER AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE EARLY THIS
EVENING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE SLOWLY INCREASED. FOR
THOSE REASONS...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THAT AREA HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.  

THE WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN BY LATE MORNING
SATURDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS OVER SOUTHEAST
WYOMING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY
MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. FURTHER EAST...
WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING
AS WELL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  

WYZ301-309-310-311200-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120331T0200Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0013.120331T1700Z-120401T0200Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
651 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
AREAS OVER AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

* AFFECTED AREA...MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH.

* TIMING...11 AM TO 8 PM SATURDAY. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S TO UPPER 70S.  

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  ARE EXPECTED TO 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.

&&

$$

NEZ311>313-310200-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120331T0200Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
651 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA 
PANHANDLE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE EARLY
THIS EVENING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE SLOWLY INCREASED.
FOR THOSE REASONS...THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE 
EASED AND THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  

$$

WYZ303-304-306-311200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0013.120331T1700Z-120401T0200Z/
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
651 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING...

* AFFECTED AREA...MUCH OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST
  WYOMING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...11 AM THROUGH 8 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S.

* IMPACTS...WINDY 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.

&&

$$

WEILAND