Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 22, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Apr 9, 2012, 1:31 PM MDT. It was in force for 5 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 9, 2012, 1:31 PM MDT (19:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
850 WWUS85 KCYS 091931 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 131 PM MDT MON APR 9 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON COUNTY TODAY... .GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE VERY DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND CRITICAL FUELS TO ELEVATE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WYZ303-306-100100- /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0022.120409T1931Z-120410T0100Z/ CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- 131 PM MDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 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. && $$ HAHN
1 follow-up statement
509 WWUS85 KCYS 100100 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 700 PM MDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THIS EVENING. WYZ303-306-100200- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120410T0100Z/ CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- 700 PM MDT MON APR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CARBON COUNTY... WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THIS EVENING. $$ JAMSKI
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.