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Red Flag Warning 18, NWS Cheyenne, WY

April 4, 2012

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Apr 4, 2012, 8:34 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 5, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
Apr 4, 2012, 8:34 PM MDT (02:34 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 5, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 5, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

405 
WWUS85 KCYS 050234
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
834 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AFFECT SOUTH
CENTRAL WYOMING THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON
OVER MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE DUE
TO MILD TEMPERATURES...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND LOW
HUMIDITIES.

WYZ303-304-306-308-051400-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0015.120405T1800Z-120406T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0018.120405T1800Z-120406T0100Z/
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-
834 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308 LARAMIE 
  VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN.

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...NOON THROUGH 7 PM THURSDAY EVENING.

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

* TEMPERATURES...60 TO 65 DEGREES.

* 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.

&&

$$

HAHN
3 follow-up statements
074 
WWUS85 KCYS 050909
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
309 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AFFECT SOUTH
CENTRAL WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND FAR SOUTHEAST WYOMING FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER MOST OF SOUTH
CENTRAL WYOMING WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. SIMILAR TYPE CONDITIONS 
ARE EXPECTED EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 45 MPH.


WYZ303-304-306-308-060100-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0018.120405T1800Z-120406T0100Z/
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-
309 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL WYOMING...

* AFFECTED AREA...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308 LARAMIE 
  VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH.

* TIMING...NOON MDT THROUGH 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

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

* TEMPERATURES...WARMING INTO THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.

* 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.

&&

$$

WYZ301-309-310-060115-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0016.120406T1800Z-120407T0200Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
309 AM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FAR SOUTHEAST
WYOMING. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...IS IN EFFECT
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY 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 AND FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 45 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...NOON MDT FRIDAY THROUGH 8 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...WINDY DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES MAY
  PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH MAY
  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
576 
WWUS85 KCYS 052151
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
351 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AFFECT SOUTH
CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING
EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY EVENING...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF SOUTH
CENTRAL WYOMING WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. SIMILAR TYPE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING 
LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON
WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH OR MORE IN THE RED FLAG WARNING
AREA.

WYZ301-309-310-060600-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0016.120406T1800Z-120407T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0019.120406T1700Z-120407T0200Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
351 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING EAST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE. 

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 FRIDAY. 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 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH.

* TIMING...11 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM FRIDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO UPPER 60S.

* IMPACTS...WINDY DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES MAY 
  PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH 
  MAY 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.

&&

$$

WYZ303-304-306-308-060100-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120406T0100Z/
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-
351 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
CARBON AND ALBANY COUNTIES...

* AFFECTED AREA...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308 LARAMIE 
  VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN.

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. 

* 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
329 
WWUS85 KCYS 060052
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
652 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST
WYOMING EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EAST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 10
PERCENT ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING TO
50 MPH OR MORE IN THIS AREA.

WYZ303-304-306-308-060200-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120406T0100Z/
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-
652 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON AND
ALBANY COUNTIES...

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE ACROSS THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON AND ALBANY COUNTIES THROUGH THE
EVENING. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE
AT 7 PM.

$$

WYZ301-309-310-061200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0019.120406T1700Z-120407T0200Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
652 PM MDT THU APR 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING EAST
OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...

* 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 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...11 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM FRIDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO UPPER 60S.

* 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.

&&

$$

HAHN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 3:09 AM MDTFire Weather WatchCYS13 hr
Apr 5, 3:34 PM MDTHigh Wind WatchCYSAlbany, Carbon, Converse, Laramie, Platte12 hr
Apr 5, 3:51 PM MDTRed Flag WarningCYS28 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.