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Red Flag Warning 20, NWS Cheyenne, WY

April 7, 2012

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Apr 7, 2012, 2:31 AM MDT. It took effect at Apr 7, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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 7, 2012, 2:31 AM MDT (08:31 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 7, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

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

830 
WWUS85 KCYS 070831
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
231 AM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RETURN OVER MOST OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AGAIN THIS MORNING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TODAY...HOWEVER THE
AIRMASS WILL BE VERY DRY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING
INTO THE LOWER TEENS ACROSS THE AREA. WHILE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS
STRONG AS YESTERDAY...A FEW WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

NEZ311>313-WYZ301-309-310-071630-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0017.120407T1800Z-120408T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0020.120407T1600Z-120408T0200Z/
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-
231 AM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR AREAS 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
10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 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WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...
  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...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...10 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FROM 7 TO 15 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.

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

&&

$$

WYZ303-308-071630-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0020.120407T1600Z-120408T0200Z/
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-
231 AM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN CABRON COUNTY AND THE LARAMIE VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN 
  CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...10 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 50S.

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

&&

$$

FINCH
3 follow-up statements
462 
WWUS85 KCYS 071552
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
952 AM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AFFECT MOST OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AGAIN OVER THE AREA
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TODAY...
HOWEVER THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY DRY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES DROPPING INTO THE LOWER TEENS. IN ADDITION...WESTERLY
SURFACE WINDS WILL GUST OVER 35 MPH THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON AND
THEN TAPER OFF. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE. 

NEZ311>313-WYZ301-303-308>310-080200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0020.120407T1600Z-120408T0200Z/
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-CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-
SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
952 AM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS 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 303 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-
  SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308 LARAMIE 
  VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE 
  RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 
  PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...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...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. GUST WILL BE
  AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF
  THE LARAMIE RANGE.  

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.

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

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO UPPER 50S. 

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

&&

$$

WEILAND
191 
WWUS85 KCYS 072041
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
241 PM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AFFECT MOST OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING...
...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AFFECT THE LARAMIE
RANGE AND LOWER ELEVATIONS TO THE WEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF 
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL AFFECT THE LARAMIE RANGE AND LOWER ELEVATIONS TO THE
WEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
CONDITIONS CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED OVER THOSE AREAS FOR SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.   

WYZ303-308-309-080600-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0018.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120408T0200Z/
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
241 PM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING
AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
LARAMIE RANGE AND LOWER ELEVATIONS TO THE WEST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY|...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN 
  CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 
  SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. FIRE WEATHER
  WATCH FROM NOON TO 7 PM SUNDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S TODAY AND HIGHS IN THE
  LOWER TO MID 60S SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE 
  GROWTH MAY OCCUR 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-WYZ301-310-080200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120408T0200Z/
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-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
241 PM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS 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 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...
  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...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.

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

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 50S.

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

&&

$$

WYZ304-306-080600-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0018.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
241 PM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN.

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

* TIMING...NOON TO 7 PM SUNDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS 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 MAY OCCUR 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
426 
WWUS85 KCYS 080152
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
752 PM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AFFECT THE LARAMIE
RANGE AND LOWER ELEVATIONS TO THE WEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING...

.GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL AFFECT
THE LARAMIE RANGE AND LOWER ELEVATIONS TO THE WEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN AGAIN BE
EXPECTED OVER THOSE AREAS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

WYZ303-308-309-081000-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120408T0200Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0018.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
752 PM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY 
FOR THE LARAMIE RANGE AND LOWER ELEVATIONS TO THE WEST...

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LARAMIE RANGE AND LOWER
ELEVATIONS TO THE WEST...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN 
  CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 
  SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF.

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

* TIMING...NOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 60S SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

&&

$$

NEZ311>313-WYZ301-310-080300-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120408T0200Z/
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-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
752 PM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING
AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...

AS TEMPERATURES COOL AND WINDS DIMINISH THIS EVENING...RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RISE ABOVE 15 PERCENT...ENDING THE FIRE
WEATHER THREAT.

$$

WYZ304-306-081000-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0018.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
752 PM MDT SAT APR 7 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY 
FOR PORTIONS OF CARBON COUNTY...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...NOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 50S TO MID 60S SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

&&

$$

JAMSKI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 1:37 AM MDTHigh Wind WarningCYSAlbany, Laramie3 hr
Apr 7, 2:41 PM MDTFire Weather WatchCYS6 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Wyoming, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012

Sources

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