Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2012

Red Flag Warning 33, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 12, 2012

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Jun 12, 2012, 10:07 AM MDT. It took effect at Jun 13, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 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 12, 2012, 10:07 AM MDT (16:07 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 13, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 13, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

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

676 
WWUS85 KCYS 121607
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1007 AM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303 AND 304 TODAY...

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304 AND 310
WEDNESDAY...

.VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL ALLOW WINDS HIGH ABOVE THE
SURFACE TO MIX DOWN TO THE GROUND BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING AND
PERSISTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME...AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS CREATING
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL EASE. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH WESTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN MONTANA
CREATING MORE WIDESPREAD STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS.
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN FALL INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST
INTO THE EARLY EVENING...CREATING POSSIBLE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ON A MORE WIDESPREAD SCALE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

WYZ302>304-130015-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0025.120613T1600Z-120614T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0033.120613T1600Z-120614T0600Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120613T0200Z/
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
1007 AM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...
303 AND 304...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 302...303 AND 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 WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 302 NORTH LARAMIE 
  RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND 
  NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS AND FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS LIKELY IN THESE AREAS TODAY... 
  AND CONDITIONS ARE LOOKING FAVORABLE AGAIN FOR RAPID GROWTH ON 
  WEDNESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ301-310-130015-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0025.120613T1600Z-120614T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0033.120613T1600Z-120614T0600Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
1007 AM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 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 WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY 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 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN 
  LARAMIE.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS LATE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

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.

&&

$$
GRIFFITH
7 follow-up statements
853 
WWUS85 KCYS 121614
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1014 AM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303 AND 304 TODAY...

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304 AND
310 WEDNESDAY...

.VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL ALLOW WINDS HIGH ABOVE THE
SURFACE TO MIX DOWN TO THE GROUND BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING AND
PERSISTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME...AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS CREATING
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL EASE. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH WESTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN MONTANA
CREATING MORE WIDESPREAD STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS.
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN FALL INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST
INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

WYZ302>304-130015-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120613T0200Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0033.120613T1600Z-120614T0600Z/
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
1014 AM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...
303 AND 304...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303 AND 304...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 302 NORTH LARAMIE 
  RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND 
  NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS AND FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS LIKELY IN THESE AREAS TODAY... 
  AND CONDITIONS ARE LOOKING FAVORABLE AGAIN FOR RAPID GROWTH ON 
  WEDNESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ301-310-130015-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0033.120613T1600Z-120614T0600Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
1014 AM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 310...

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS LATE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

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.

&&

$$
189 
WWUS85 KCYS 122317
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
517 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303 AND 304 TODAY...

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304 AND
310 WEDNESDAY...

.VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW WINDS HIGH ABOVE THE SURFACE
TO MIX DOWN TO THE GROUND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME
TIME...AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES HAVE FALLEN INTO SINGLE DIGITS AND
LOW TEENS CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL EASE. BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH WESTERN WYOMING AND
WESTERN MONTANA CREATING MORE WIDESPREAD STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY TO
WESTERLY WINDS. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN
FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

WYZ302>304-130730-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120613T0200Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0033.120613T1600Z-120614T0600Z/
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
517 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...
303 AND 304...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303 AND 304...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 302 NORTH LARAMIE 
  RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND 
  NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS AND FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS LIKELY IN THESE AREAS TODAY... 
  AND CONDITIONS ARE LOOKING FAVORABLE AGAIN FOR RAPID GROWTH ON 
  WEDNESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ301-310-130730-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0033.120613T1600Z-120614T0600Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
517 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 310...

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS LATE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

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.

&&

$$
156 
WWUS85 KCYS 130155
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
755 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303 AND 304
SET TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING...

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304 AND
310 WEDNESDAY...

.WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. WITH COOLING
TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITIES HAVE BEGUN A SLOW RECOVERY AND MOST
LOCATIONS ARE CURRENTLY ABOVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS
WILL ALLOW THE WARNINGS TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. 

POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH WESTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN
MONTANA CREATING MORE WIDESPREAD STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY
WINDS. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN FALL INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST
INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

WYZ302>304-131000-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120613T0200Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0033.120613T1600Z-120614T0600Z/
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
755 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 302...303 AND 304...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303 AND 304...


* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 302 NORTH LARAMIE 
  RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND 
  NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS AND FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS LIKELY IN THESE AREAS TODAY... 
  AND CONDITIONS ARE LOOKING FAVORABLE AGAIN FOR RAPID GROWTH ON 
  WEDNESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ301-310-131000-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0033.120613T1600Z-120614T0600Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
755 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 310...

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS LATE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

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.

&&

$$
363 
WWUS85 KCYS 130208
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
808 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304 AND 310
WEDNESDAY...

.POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH WESTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN
MONTANA CREATING MORE WIDESPREAD STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY
WINDS. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN FALL INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST
INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

WYZ301>304-310-131300-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0033.120613T1600Z-120614T0600Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
808 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304 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...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-
  SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN 
  LARAMIE.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS LATE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

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.

&&

$$
853 
WWUS85 KCYS 131117
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
517 AM MDT WED JUN 13 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304 AND
310 TODAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH WESTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN MONTANA
TODAY...WITH THE LEESIDE PRESSURE TROUGH DEEPENING OUT AHEAD OF
THE FRONT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THIS WILL CREATE MORE
WIDESPREAD GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST
WYOMING. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN FALL INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO
THE EARLY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. 

WYZ301>304-310-140000-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0033.120613T1600Z-120614T0600Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
517 AM MDT WED JUN 13 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304 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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303
  CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE- SHIRLEY
  MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON...AND FIRE
  WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE.

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

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

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS BEGINNING
  LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
  HOURS.

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.

&&

$$

RJM
690 
WWUS85 KCYS 132033
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
233 PM MDT WED JUN 13 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304 AND
310 TODAY...

.A COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING WESTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN MONTANA THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH THE LEESIDE PRESSURE TROUGH DEEPENING OUT AHEAD
OF THE FRONT ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THIS IS CAUSING WIDESPREAD GUSTY
SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING.
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES HAVE FALLEN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW
TEENS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. AS
TEMPERATURES COOL EARLY TONIGHT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
CLIMB ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.

WYZ301>304-310-140300-
/O.EXT.KCYS.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120614T0300Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
233 PM MDT WED JUN 13 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...
303...304 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...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-
  SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN 
  LARAMIE.

* WINDS...WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS THROUGH
  THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

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.

&&

$$

FINCH
236 
WWUS85 KCYS 140247
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
847 PM MDT WED JUN 13 2012


WYZ301>304-310-140400-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120614T0300Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
847 PM MDT WED JUN 13 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS HAVE STARTED TO DISSIPATE LATE THIS EVENING.
THEREFORE...WILL ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE.

$$

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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.