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Red Flag Warning 35, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 17, 2012

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Jun 17, 2012, 3:41 PM CDT. It took effect at Jun 18, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 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 17, 2012, 3:41 PM CDT (20:41 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 18, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 18, 2012, 10:33 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

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

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
6 follow-up statements
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
045 
WWUS85 KCYS 180828
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
228 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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 FOR
LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WEST WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS TO SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE
FORECAST AREA WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WEST WINDS.
MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON TUESDAY ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WEST WINDS.

WYZ302>306-309-310-182300-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0028.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0035.120618T1600Z-120619T0300Z/
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-
228 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 302...303...304...305...306...309 AND 310...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 302...303...304...305...306...309 AND 310...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...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 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 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
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

NEZ311>313-WYZ301-182300-
/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-
228 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 301...311...312 AND 313...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND...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 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.

&&

$$

RUBIN
644 
WWUS85 KCYS 181808
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1208 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING FOR
LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WEST WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS TO SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE
FORECAST AREA WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WEST WINDS.
MORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON TUESDAY
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY
WEST WINDS.

WYZ307-190215-
/O.EXA.KCYS.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KCYS.FW.A.0028.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/
SNOWY RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
1208 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 307...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 307...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 307 SNOWY RANGE/MEDICINE BOW 
  NF.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 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
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

WYZ302>306-309-310-190215-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0028.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/
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-
1208 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...
303...304...305...306...309 AND 310...

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

* AFFECTED AREA...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 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 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
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

NEZ311>313-WYZ301-190215-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-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-
1208 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...
311...312 AND 313...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND...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...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 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.

&&

$$

FINCH
731 
WWUS85 KCYS 182014
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
214 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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 IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING FOR
LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WEST-TO-
NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.STRONG WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST 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. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL
BE AROUND 5-10 DEGREES COOLER ON TUESDAY...BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIRMASS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS OVER MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

WYZ302>307-309-310-190600-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0028.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0036.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KCYS.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120619T0600Z/
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-SNOWY RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
214 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303...
304...305...306...307...309 AND 310...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303...
304...305...306...307...309 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 TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. 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...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 307 SNOWY 
  RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE 
  RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 
  PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE.

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

&&

$$

WYZ301-190600-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0036.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KCYS.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120619T0600Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-
214 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301...

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 TUESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 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.

&&

$$

NEZ311>313-190600-
/O.EXT.KCYS.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120619T0600Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
214 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT 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...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 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.

&&

$$

FINCH
229 
WWUS85 KCYS 190333
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
933 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THIS EVENING...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAIONS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING FOR LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG
WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE 5 TO 10 DEGREES COOLER ON TUESDAY...GUSTY
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIRMASS TO PRODUCE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

WYZ301>307-309-310-191145-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120619T0600Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0036.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/
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-SNOWY RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
933 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
301...302...303...304...305...306...307...309 AND 310...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304...305...
306...307...309 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...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 307 SNOWY RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 309 SOUTH 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 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 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.

&&

$$

NEZ311>313-190445-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120619T0600Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
933 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311...312 AND 313...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS
EVENING. AT THE SAME TIME...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE 
INCREASED. THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT AND
SO THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

$$

WEILAND

The office that day

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

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Jun 17, 1:38 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningCYSAlbany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte14 hr

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