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Red Flag Warning 37, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 21, 2012

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Jun 21, 2012, 4:30 PM CDT. It took effect at Jun 22, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 35 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 21, 2012, 4:30 PM CDT (21:30 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 22, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 23, 2012, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

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

883 
WWUS85 KCYS 212130
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
330 PM MDT THU JUN 21 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SET TO OCCUR FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY...

.INCREASINGLY BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE
WITH A VERY HOT AND DRY AIR MASS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. EXPECT
CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO OCCUR WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE BEGINNING
LATE FRIDAY MORNING...AND THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL OCCUR
FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL...WITH WINDS REMAINING
ELEVATED ALONG SOME RIDGE TOPS AND GAP LOCATIONS WEST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE. THEREFORE EXPECT TO SEE LITTLE RELIEF FROM CRITICAL
CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT IN THESE AREAS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL
RETURN FOR THE AREA LATE SATURDAY MORNING.

WYZ301>307-309-310-221200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0029.120622T1800Z-120623T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0037.120622T1600Z-120624T0300Z/
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-
330 PM MDT THU JUN 21 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY 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 ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. 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NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 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...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT DURING THE
  DAY...WITH RECOVERIES OF ONLY 20 TO 30 PERCENT FRIDAY NIGHT
  ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...90S TO NEAR 100.

* 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.

&&

$$

RJM
7 follow-up statements
025 
WWUS85 KCYS 220808
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
208 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SET TO OCCUR TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.INCREASINGLY BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE
WITH A VERY HOT AND DRY AIR MASS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY AND SATURDAY.
EXPECT CRITICAL CONDITIONS TO OCCUR WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE
BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING...AND THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE
PLAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL...WITH WINDS
REMAINING ELEVATED ALONG SOME RIDGE TOPS AND GAP LOCATIONS WEST OF
THE LARAMIE RANGE. THEREFORE EXPECT TO SEE LITTLE RELIEF FROM
CRITICAL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT IN THESE AREAS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS
WILL RETURN FOR THE AREA LATE SATURDAY MORNING. WHILE GREATER LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL EXIST OVER THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...A DRIER AIRMASS ON SATURDAY
COMBINED WITH BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS COULD PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

WYZ301>307-309-310-222300-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0037.120622T1600Z-120624T0300Z/
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-
208 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304...305...306...307...309 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...
  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...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT DURING THE DAY... 
  WITH RECOVERIES OF ONLY 20 TO 30 PERCENT FRIDAY NIGHT ALONG 
  AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. 

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...90S TO NEAR 100.

* 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>313-222300-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0030.120623T1500Z-120624T0300Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
208 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012

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

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

* 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 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7-10 PERCENT.

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

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.

&&

$$

FINCH
975 
WWUS85 KCYS 222039
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
239 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND
WILL RETURN AGAIN ON SATURDAY...

.CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING WEST OF
THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THEN SPREAD
EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL...WITH WINDS
REMAINING ELEVATED ALONG SOME RIDGE TOPS AND GAP LOCATIONS WEST OF
THE LARAMIE RANGE. THEREFORE EXPECT TO SEE LITTLE RELIEF OVERNIGHT
IN THESE AREAS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR SOUTHEAST
WYOMING LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. VERY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FOR THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

NEZ311>313-231200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0030.120623T1500Z-120624T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KCYS.FW.W.0037.120623T1600Z-120624T0000Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
239 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* 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 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...98 TO 105.

* 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>307-309-310-231200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120624T0300Z/
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-
239 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...
303...304...305...306...307...309 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...
  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...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT THROUGH THIS EVENING
  AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY...WITH RECOVERIES OF ONLY 20 TO 30 PERCENT
  TONIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...90S TO NEAR 100.

* 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.

&&

$$

RJM
207 
WWUS85 KCYS 230813
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
213 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THE EVENING...

.POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER
SOUTHEAST WYOMING WITH MOST PLACES BELOW 30 PERCENT. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE
THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AS HOT
TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINE WITH
BREEZY WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST WINDS. VERY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE
ALSO EXPECTED FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON.

WYZ308-231615-
/O.EXA.KCYS.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120624T0300Z/
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-
213 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308...

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.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY 
  BASIN.

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

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...90S TO NEAR 100.

* 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>307-309-310-231615-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120624T0300Z/
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-
213 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 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...303...304...305...306...307...309 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...
  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...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...90S TO NEAR 100.

* 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>313-231615-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0037.120623T1600Z-120624T0000Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
213 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM MDT THIS 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 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

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

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...98 TO 105.

* 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
474 
WWUS85 KCYS 231431
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
831 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR SOUTHEAST
WYOMING LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AS
HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINE
WITH BREEZY WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST WINDS. VERY DRY AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS
AFTERNOON.

WYZ301>310-240300-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120624T0300Z/
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-
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
831 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 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...303...304...305...306...307...308...309 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...
  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 308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 
  SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 
  PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE.

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

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...90S TO NEAR 100.

* 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>313-240000-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0037.120623T1600Z-120624T0000Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
831 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS 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 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

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

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...98 TO 105.

* 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.

&&

$$
GRIFFITH
481 
WWUS85 KCYS 231909
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
109 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING
THROUGH THE EVENING AS HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINE WITH BREEZY WEST-TO- SOUTHWEST WINDS. VERY
DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FOR THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. 

SUNDAY WILL SEE CRITICAL FIRE VALUES RETURN FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

WYZ301>310-240315-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0031.120624T1500Z-120625T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120624T0300Z/
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-
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
109 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 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...303...304...305...306...307...308...309 AND 310...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304...305...306...307...308...
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 SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY 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 307 SNOWY RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 
  SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 
  PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...90S TO NEAR 100.

* 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>313-240000-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120624T0000Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
109 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS 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 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

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

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...98 TO 105.

* 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.

&&

$$
GRIFFITH
726 
WWUS85 KCYS 232340
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
540 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHEAST
WYOMING THROUGH THE EVENING AS HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINE WITH BREEZY WEST-TO- SOUTHWEST
WINDS. VERY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FOR THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON.


NEZ311>313-240045-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120624T0000Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
540 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311...312 AND
313...

ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW THIS EVENING...WINDS
WILL STAY BELOW 15 MPH. THEREFORE...WILL ALLOW THE RED FLAG
WARNING TO EXPIRE ON TIME.

$$

WYZ301>310-240945-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120624T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0031.120624T1500Z-120625T0300Z/
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-
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
540 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 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...303...304...305...306...307...308...309 AND 310...

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

* 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 308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 
  SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 
  PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.

* MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...90S TO NEAR 100.

* 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.

&&

$$
552 
WWUS85 KCYS 240243
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
843 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

WYZ301>310-241300-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-120624T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0031.120624T1500Z-120625T0300Z/
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-
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
843 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING...

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...
303...304...305...306...307...308...309 AND 310...

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING.
THEREFORE...WILL ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE.
HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY
AFTERNOON WITH LOW HUMIDITIES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

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Sources

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