Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2012

Red Flag Warning 34, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 16, 2012

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Jun 16, 2012, 2:35 PM MDT. It took effect at Jun 17, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 14 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 16, 2012, 2:35 PM MDT (20:35 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 17, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 18, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

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

395 
WWUS85 KCYS 162035
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
235 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.WESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE
TO A SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND A
TIGHT MIDLEVEL HEIGHT GRADIENT. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL...CAUSING AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES TO FALL INTO THE 10-15 PERCENT RANGE. AS A
RESULT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER MOST
OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY RECOVERY ON SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE VERY POOR
WITH MILD TEMPS AND BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS PERSISTING. VERY SIMILAR
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE AREA.

NEZ311>313-WYZ301>306-309-310-170445-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0026.120617T1600Z-120618T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0034.120617T1600Z-120618T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0027.120618T1600Z-120619T0300Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
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-SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
235 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 301...302...303...304...305...306...309...310...311...
312 AND 313...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304...305...306...309...310...
311...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 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING.

* 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...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 305 SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...
  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 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ON SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY
  AFTERNOONS.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH MAY OCCUR IN THESE AREAS.

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
UPGRADES TO A RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

FINCH
5 follow-up statements
707 
WWUS85 KCYS 170356
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
956 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING 
AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.WESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO 
A SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND A TIGHT
MID LEVEL HEIGHT GRADIENT. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM 
TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL...CAUSING AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES TO FALL INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. AS A RESULT...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER MOST OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY RECOVERY SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE VERY POOR WITH
MILD TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS CONTINUING. SIMILAR
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE AREA.

NEZ311>313-WYZ301>306-309-310-171200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0034.120617T1600Z-120618T0600Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0027.120618T1600Z-120619T0300Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
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-SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
956 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304...305...306...309...
310...311...312 AND 313...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304...305...306...309...
310...311...312 AND 313...

* 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...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 305 SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...
  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 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ON SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT SUNDAY AND MONDAY
  AFTERNOONS.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH MAY OCCUR IN THESE AREAS.

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
UPGRADES TO A RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

JAMSKI/FINCH
113 
WWUS85 KCYS 170820
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
220 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.WESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO A
SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. IN
ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL...CAUSING
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS AND LOW TEENS. AS A RESULT... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY RECOVERY
TONIGHT WILL BE VERY POOR WITH MILD TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY
WESTERLY WINDS CONTINUING. SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EXPECTED OVER MOST OF
THE AREA.

NEZ311>313-WYZ301>306-309-310-180300-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0034.120617T1600Z-120618T0600Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0027.120618T1600Z-120619T0300Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
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-SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
220 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 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...305...306...309...310...
311...312 AND 313...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304...305...306...309...
310...311...312 AND 313...

* 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...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 305 SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...
  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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH MAY OCCUR IN THESE AREAS.

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
UPGRADES TO A RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$
246 
WWUS85 KCYS 172041
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
241 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO A
TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT. IN ADDITION... TEMPERATURES ARE
WELL ABOVE NORMAL...CAUSING AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TO FALL INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS. AS A RESULT... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL
BE VERY POOR WITH MILD TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS
CONTINUING. SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY
AFTERNOON WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE
AREA.

NEZ311>313-WYZ301>306-309-310-180445-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0027.120618T1600Z-120619T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0035.120618T1600Z-120619T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120618T0600Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
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-SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
241 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...
302...303...304...305...306...309...310...311...312 AND 313...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...
303...304...305...306...309...310...311...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 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* 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...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 305 SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...
  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 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON. WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH MAY OCCUR IN THESE AREAS.

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
384 
WWUS85 KCYS 180312
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
912 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING IN RESPONSE TO 
A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...ALONG WITH LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER
MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS
EVENING. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE POOR WITH MILD
TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS CONTINUING. SIMILAR WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA.

NEZ311>313-WYZ301>306-309-310-181200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120618T0600Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0035.120618T1600Z-120619T0300Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
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-SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
912 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...
302...303...304...305...306...309...310...311...312 AND 313...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
301...302...303...304...305...306...309...310...311...312 AND
313...

* 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...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 305 SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...
  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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING.
  WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS EVENING. AS LOW AS 9
  PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH MAY OCCUR IN THESE AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

JAMSKI
639 
WWUS85 KCYS 180543
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1143 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE POOR WITH MILD TEMPERATURES
AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS CONTINUING. SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER EXPECTED
OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA.

NEZ311>313-WYZ301>306-309-310-181300-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120618T0600Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0035.120618T1600Z-120619T0300Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
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-SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
1143 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
301...302...303...304...305...306...309...310...311...312 AND
313...

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...
303...304...305...306...309...310...311...312 AND 313...

* 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...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 305 SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...
  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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH MONDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH MAY OCCUR IN THESE AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

JAMSKI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 6:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSConverse43 min
Jun 16, 1:37 AM MDTFire Weather WatchCYS13 hr
Jun 16, 2:35 PM MDTFire Weather WatchCYS24 hr
Jun 15, 6:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBanner50 min
Jun 15, 7:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSBanner46 min
Jun 15, 7:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBanner, Kimball39 min
Jun 15, 7:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningCYSBanner, Kimball33 min
Jun 15, 8:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSCheyenne44 min

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Sources

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