Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 19, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Apr 5, 2012, 3:51 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 6, 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
- Apr 5, 2012, 3:51 PM MDT (21:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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
6 follow-up statements
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
280 WWUS85 KCYS 060951 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 351 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE TODAY AND SATURDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH OR MORE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER SATURDAY BUT THE AIRMASS WILL BE VERY DRY WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING INTO THE TEENS FOR AREAS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...INCLUDING THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG SATURDAY BUT A FEW GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WYZ301-309-310-061800- /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0017.120407T1800Z-120408T0200Z/ /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- 351 AM MDT FRI APR 6 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 SOUTHEAST WYOMING EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY 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...SOUTHWEST BECOMING WEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING 11 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM FRIDAY EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOON SATURDAY THOUGH 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS RANGING FROM THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS SATURDAY IN THE 50S. * IMPACTS...WINDY DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT 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. && $$ NEZ311>313-061800- /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0017.120407T1800Z-120408T0200Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 351 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING... * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 50S. * IMPACTS...WINDY DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT INITIATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ LIEBL
998 WWUS85 KCYS 061630 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1030 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE TODAY AND SATURDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH OR MORE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER SATURDAY BUT THE AIRMASS WILL BE VERY DRY WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING INTO THE TEENS FOR AREAS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... INCLUDING THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG SATURDAY BUT A FEW GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WYZ301-309-310-070000- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0019.120406T1700Z-120407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0017.120407T1800Z-120408T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 1030 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... * 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 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING 11 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 8 PM FRIDAY EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOON SATURDAY THOUGH 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 50S TO MID 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 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. && $$ NEZ311>313-070000- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0017.120407T1800Z-120408T0200Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 1030 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. * IMPACTS...WINDY DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT INITIATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ WEILAND
322 WWUS85 KCYS 061830 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1230 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE TODAY AND SATURDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT AND WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER SATURDAY BUT THE AIRMASS WILL BE VERY DRY WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING INTO THE TEENS FOR AREAS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...INCLUDING THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG SATURDAY BUT A FEW GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WYZ308-070200- /O.EXA.KCYS.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120407T0200Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- 1230 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE 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 RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...50 TO 60 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...WINDY DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT 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. && $$ WYZ301-309-310-070200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0017.120407T1800Z-120408T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 1230 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 8 PM FRIDAY EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOON SATURDAY THOUGH 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...65 TO 75 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...WINDY DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT INITIATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NEZ311>313-070200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0017.120407T1800Z-120408T0200Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 1230 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGALLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...50 TO 60 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...WINDY DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT 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
596 WWUS85 KCYS 062109 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 309 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE EAST OF THE LARAMIE VALLEY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SATURDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT AND WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER SATURDAY BUT THE AIRMASS WILL BE VERY DRY WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING INTO THE TEENS FOR AREAS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...INCLUDING THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG SATURDAY BUT A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WYZ301-309-310-070600- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0017.120407T1800Z-120408T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 309 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING OVER AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE VALLEY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING OVER AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE VALLEY... * 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 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOON SATURDAY THOUGH 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE 60S TODAY AND 50S SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDY DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT 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. && $$ WYZ308-070200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120407T0200Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- 309 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LARAMIE VALLEY AND SHIRLEY BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN. * WINDS...WEST 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. * IMPACTS...WINDY DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT 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. && $$ NEZ311>313-070600- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0017.120407T1800Z-120408T0200Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 309 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. * IMPACTS...WINDY DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT INITIATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
673 WWUS85 KCYS 070151 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 751 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RETURN EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE AGAIN ON SATURDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER...HOWEVER THE AIRMASS WILL BE VERY DRY WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING INTO THE TEENS FOR AREAS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...INCLUDING THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG SATURDAY BUT A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WYZ301-309-310-071200- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120407T0200Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0017.120407T1800Z-120408T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 751 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING OVER AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING OVER AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE VALLEY... * 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 NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...NOON SATURDAY THOUGH 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 50S. * IMPACTS...WINDY DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT 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. && $$ WYZ308-070300- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120407T0200Z/ LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- 751 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LARAMIE VALLEY AND SHIRLEY BASIN... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF ALBANY COUNTY THROUGH THE EVENING. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM. $$ NEZ311>313-071200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0017.120407T1800Z-120408T0200Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 751 PM MDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... * AFFECTED AREA...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...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...NOON SATURDAY THROUGH 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 50S. * IMPACTS...WINDY DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT 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. && $$ HAHN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 8:34 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | CYS | 22 hr | |
| Apr 5, 3:09 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | CYS | 13 hr | |
| Apr 5, 3:34 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Converse, Laramie, Platte | 12 hr |
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