Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Mar 10, 2012, 3:10 AM CST. It took effect at Mar 10, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 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
- Mar 10, 2012, 3:10 AM CST (09:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 10, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
136 WWUS85 KCYS 100910 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 210 AM MST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GROUND FUELS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL ENHANCE THE FIRE DANGER OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ311>313-101900- /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0003.120310T1800Z-120311T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0004.120310T1800Z-120311T0000Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 210 AM MST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO VERY LOW VALUES IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...AND WILL THEN STEADILY INCREASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...65 TO 70 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE WARM...VERY DRY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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
2 follow-up statements
710 WWUS85 KCYS 101657 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 957 AM MST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON... .THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GROUND FUELS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL ENHANCE THE FIRE DANGER OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. THERE ARE HIGHER DEWPOINTS BEING OBSERVED OVER EASTERN COLORADO THIS MORNING THAT MAY IMPACT THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE NEAR SIDNEY THAT COULD KEEP HUMIDITIES FROM REACHING CRITICAL LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THESE HIGHER DEWPOINTS WILL STAY JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE WESTERN PANHANDLE LONG ENOUGH FOR RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA TO BE REALIZED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ311>313-110000- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0004.120310T1800Z-120311T0000Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 957 AM MST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO VERY LOW VALUES IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...AND WILL THEN STEADILY INCREASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 60S. * IMPACTS...THE WARM...VERY DRY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$
597 WWUS85 KCYS 102359 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 459 PM MST SAT MAR 10 2012 NEZ311>313-110100- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120311T0000Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 459 PM MST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. COOLING TEMPERATURES AND RISING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAS BROUGHT AN END TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM. $$ HAHN
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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.