Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Mar 9, 2012, 3:02 AM MST. It took effect at Mar 9, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 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
- Mar 9, 2012, 3:02 AM MST (10:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 9, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
852 WWUS85 KCYS 091002 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 302 AM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GROUND FUELS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL ENHANCE THE FIRE DANGER OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. NEZ312-313-100100- /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0002.120309T1700Z-120310T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0003.120309T1800Z-120310T0100Z/ BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 302 AM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR WARM...VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WARM...VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 60S. * IMPACTS...THE WARM...VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE THE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NEZ311-100100- /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0003.120309T1800Z-120310T0100Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- 302 AM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR WARM...VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WARM...VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 TO 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 60. * IMPACTS...THE WARM...VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE THE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ JAMSKI
3 follow-up statements
755 WWUS85 KCYS 091747 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1047 AM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GROUND FUELS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL ENHANCE THE FIRE DANGER OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WYZ310-100100- /O.EXA.KCYS.FW.W.0003.120309T1800Z-120310T0100Z/ PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 1047 AM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN LARAMIE COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S. * IMPACTS...THE WARM...VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ NEZ311>313-100100- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0003.120309T1800Z-120310T0100Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 1047 AM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 60. * IMPACTS...THE WARM...VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE THE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
437 WWUS85 KCYS 092151 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 251 PM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TODAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GROUND FUELS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL ENHANCE THE FIRE DANGER OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FROM LATE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PANHANDLE WITH ELEVATED TO HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NEZ311>313-100600- /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0003.120310T1800Z-120311T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120310T0100Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 251 PM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 40S. * IMPACTS...THE WARM...VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE THE 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. && $$ WYZ310-100100- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120310T0100Z/ PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 251 PM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN LARAMIE COUNTY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 50S. * IMPACTS...THE WARM...VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
637 WWUS85 KCYS 100102 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 602 PM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GROUND FUELS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL ENHANCE THE FIRE DANGER OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NEZ311>313-100915- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120310T0100Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0003.120310T1800Z-120311T0000Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 602 PM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...65 TO 70 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE WARM...VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ WYZ310-100215- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120310T0100Z/ PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 602 PM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN LARAMIE COUNTY... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. COOLING TEMPERATURES AND RISING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BRING AN END TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$ HAHN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 9:52 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | CYS | 5 hr | |
| Mar 9, 2:51 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | CYS | 11 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Wyoming, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.