Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Mar 30, 2012, 8:24 PM MDT. It took effect at Mar 31, 2012, 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
- Mar 30, 2012, 8:24 PM MDT (02:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2012, 8:01 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
705 WWUS85 KCYS 310224 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 824 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AGAIN ON SATURDAY... .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. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL ON SUNDAY. WYZ301-303-304-306-309-310-311200- /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0013.120331T1700Z-120401T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0016.120331T1700Z-120401T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE- SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 824 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 303 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE- SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM THROUGH 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO UPPER 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 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. && $$ WEILAND
3 follow-up statements
144 WWUS85 KCYS 310836 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 236 AM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AGAIN TODAY... .WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN BY LATE MORNING TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. FURTHER EAST...WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AS WELL THIS AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL ON SUNDAY. WYZ308-010200- /O.EXA.KCYS.FW.W.0016.120331T1700Z-120401T0200Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- 236 AM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LARAMIE VALLEY AND SHIRLEY BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM THROUGH 8 PM MDT TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT DO INITIATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ301-303-304-306-309-310-010200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0016.120331T1700Z-120401T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE- SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 236 AM MDT SAT MAR 31 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 MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...303...304...306...309 AND 310. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM THROUGH 8 PM MDT TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. * 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 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
828 WWUS85 KCYS 312051 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 251 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING WHILE HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE. THIS WILL DECREASE THE THREAT FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND INTO PARTS OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AS GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RETURN. WYZ301-308>310-011200- /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0014.120401T1800Z-120402T0100Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120401T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 251 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 AND ZONES 308 THROUGH 310 WHICH INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOON MDT SUNDAY THROUGH 7 PM MDT SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...INCREASING TO AROUND 50 PERCENT TONIGHT BUT DROPPING TO AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ WYZ303-304-306-010200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120401T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- 251 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * 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 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. && $$ NEZ311-011200- /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0014.120401T1800Z-120402T0100Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- 251 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311 WHICH INCLUDES THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...NOON MDT SUNDAY THROUGH 7 PM MDT SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT DO INITIATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ LIEBL
491 WWUS85 KCYS 010201 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 801 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AGAIN ON SUNDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE EASED OVER THE DISTRICT EARLY THIS EVENING AND HAVE CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND INTO PARTS OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AS GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RETURN. WYZ301-308>310-011200- /O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120401T0200Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0014.120401T1800Z-120402T0100Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 801 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...NOON TO 7 PM SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ WYZ303-304-306-010315- /O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120401T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- 801 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED SOME OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING EARLY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE SLOWLY IMPROVED. THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE EASED AND THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NEZ311-011200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0014.120401T1800Z-120402T0100Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- 801 PM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...NOON MDT SUNDAY THROUGH 7 PM MDT SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2:51 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | CYS | 13 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Wyoming, 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.