Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2012

Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 8, 2012

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Jun 8, 2012, 8:27 PM MDT. It took effect at Jun 9, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 13 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
Jun 8, 2012, 8:27 PM MDT (02:27 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 9, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 9, 2012, 10:59 PM MDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

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

020 
WWUS85 KCYS 090227
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
827 PM MDT FRI JUN 8 2012

...VERY WARM...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER ARE STILL EXPECTED FOR THIS
WEEKEND...

.ANOTHER COLD FRONT LOOKS TO MOVE INTO WESTERN WYOMING SATURDAY
MORNING AND THROUGH THE PANHANDLE SUNDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD LATE SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST
WYOMING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY EVENING. AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR 10 PERCENT FOR MOST
LOCATIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

WHEN THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME PREDOMINANT OVER EAST
CENTRAL WYOMING AND NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL TO NEAR 10
PERCENT SUNDAY....BEFORE COOLER AIR RETURNS TO THE AREA LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

WYZ301-302-091200-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120609T0200Z/
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0022.120609T1600Z-120610T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0030.120609T1600Z-120610T0600Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0023.120610T1700Z-120611T0100Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
827 PM MDT FRI JUN 8 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 302...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 302...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 302...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 302 NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  AND CURED SMALL FUELS...WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ304-091200-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120609T0200Z/
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0022.120609T1600Z-120610T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0030.120609T1600Z-120610T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
827 PM MDT FRI JUN 8 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 304...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  AND CURED SMALL FUELS...MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ310-091200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0022.120609T1600Z-120610T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0030.120609T1600Z-120610T0600Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0023.120610T1700Z-120611T0100Z/
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
827 PM MDT FRI JUN 8 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 310...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL 
  AND EASTERN LARAMIE.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  AND CURED SMALL FUELS...MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

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>313-091200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0023.120610T1700Z-120611T0100Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
827 PM MDT FRI JUN 8 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311...312 AND 313...

* AFFECTED AREA...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...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  AND CURED SMALL FUELS...MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

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
4 follow-up statements
566 
WWUS85 KCYS 091041
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
441 AM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER EXPECTED TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING BY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. 

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING COOLER
CONDITIONS FOR SUNDAY ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT SUNDAY WHICH
COULD RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE PLAINS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

WYZ301-302-310-092300-
/O.EXT.KCYS.FW.W.0030.120609T1600Z-120610T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0023.120610T1700Z-120611T0100Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
441 AM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 301...302 AND 310...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302 AND 310...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 302 NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF AND FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  AND CURED SMALL FUELS...WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ304-092300-
/O.EXT.KCYS.FW.W.0030.120609T1600Z-120610T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
441 AM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 304...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  AND CURED SMALL FUELS...MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

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>313-092300-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0023.120610T1700Z-120611T0100Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
441 AM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311...312 AND 313...

* AFFECTED AREA...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 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  AND CURED SMALL FUELS...MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
840 
WWUS85 KCYS 092038
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
238 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER EXPECTED TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING COOLER
CONDITIONS FOR SUNDAY ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT SUNDAY WHICH
COULD RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE PLAINS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

WYZ301-302-310-100445-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120610T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0023.120610T1700Z-120611T0100Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
238 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...
302 AND 310...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302 AND 310...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 302 NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF AND FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  AND CURED SMALL FUELS...WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ304-100300-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120610T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
238 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  AND CURED SMALL FUELS...MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

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>313-100445-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0023.120610T1700Z-120611T0100Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
238 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311...312 AND 313...

* AFFECTED AREA...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...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  AND CURED SMALL FUELS...MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
519 
WWUS85 KCYS 100118
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
718 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER EXPECTED EARLY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES 
ACROSS THE AREA.  THE WARM...DRY AND GUSTY CHANGING WINDS WILL
CREATE CONTINUED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH 
MIDNIGHT. 

THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION EARLY TONIGHT...
BRINGING COOLER CONDITIONS FOR SUNDAY ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL TO AROUND 15
PERCENT SUNDAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THE EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE LATE MORNING THROUGH
EARLY EVENING SUNDAY. 

WYZ301-302-310-100930-
/O.EXT.KCYS.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120610T0600Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0023.120610T1700Z-120611T0100Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
718 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...
302 AND 310...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302 AND 310...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 302 NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF AND FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  AND CURED SMALL FUELS...WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ304-100600-
/O.EXT.KCYS.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120610T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
718 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  AND CURED SMALL FUELS...MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

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>313-100930-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0023.120610T1700Z-120611T0100Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
718 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311...312 AND 313...

* AFFECTED AREA...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...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  AND CURED SMALL FUELS...MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

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
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1059 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...BRINGING
COOLER CONDITIONS FOR SUNDAY ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT
SUNDAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO
THE EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
SUNDAY.

WYZ301-302-310-101300-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120610T0600Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0023.120610T1700Z-120611T0100Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
1059 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302 AND 310...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302 AND 310...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 302 NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF AND FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  AND CURED SMALL FUELS...WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ304-100600-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120610T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
1059 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

WINDS HAVE SWITCHED BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
HAVE RECOVERED SUFFICIENTLY AS OF LATE THIS EVENING.

$$

NEZ311>313-101300-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0023.120610T1700Z-120611T0100Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
1059 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311...312 AND 313...

* AFFECTED AREA...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...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES 
  AND CURED SMALL FUELS...MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 4:34 AM MDTHigh Wind WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon14 hr

Nearby

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

Sources

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