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Red Flag Warning 27, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at May 27, 2012, 2:44 AM CDT. It took effect at May 27, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- May 27, 2012, 2:44 AM CDT (07:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 27, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 27, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
133 WWUS85 KCYS 270744 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 144 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE 11 AM THROUGH 7 PM FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE DAKOTAS TODAY. BEHIND THE LOW...VERY GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE WHERE FUELS HAVE BEEN DECLARED DRY. NEZ312-313-280100- /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0027.120527T1700Z-120528T0100Z/ BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 144 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 312 AND 313... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...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 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES AND CURED SMALL FUELS...WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
367 WWUS85 KCYS 271907 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 107 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH 7 PM FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE DAKOTAS TODAY. BEHIND THE LOW...VERY GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. NEZ312-313-280100- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120528T0100Z/ BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 107 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 312 AND 313... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES AND CURED SMALL FUELS...WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HAHN
587 WWUS85 KCYS 280053 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 653 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 312 AND 313... NEZ312-313-280200- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120528T0100Z/ BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 653 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 312 AND 313... COOLER TEMPERATURES...RISING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND SLOWLY DECREASING WINDS WILL BRING AN END TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 312 AND 313. CONSEQUENTLY...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. $$ JAMSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 3:34 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 10 hr |
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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.