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Red Flag Warning 28, NWS Cheyenne, WY

May 28, 2012

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at May 28, 2012, 1:10 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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 28, 2012, 1:10 PM CDT (18:10 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

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

244 
WWUS85 KCYS 281810
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1210 PM MDT MON MAY 28 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH 6
PM FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. 
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING.

NEZ313-290000-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0028.120528T1810Z-120529T0000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
1210 PM MDT MON MAY 28 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL 
  MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...

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.

&&

$$
SLA

1 follow-up statement

649 
WWUS85 KCYS 282359
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
559 PM MDT MON MAY 28 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING...

.RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. HUMIDITY
WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING WHILE WINDS WILL BECOME
LIGHT.

NEZ313-290100-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-120529T0000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
559 PM MDT MON MAY 28 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313...

HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURE
DECREASE...WHILE WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT. 

$$

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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.