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Red Flag Warning 42, NWS Cheyenne, WY

July 1, 2012

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Jul 1, 2012, 2:53 PM MDT. It took effect at Jul 2, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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
Jul 1, 2012, 2:53 PM MDT (20:53 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 2, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jul 2, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

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

052 
WWUS85 KCYS 012053
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
253 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT NOON MONDAY THROUGH 8 PM MDT 
MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...


.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S FOR THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS AND HUMIDITIES FALLING TO 5 TO 15 PERCENT WILL
COMBINE WITH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 MPH TO
PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH.

HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE AS TEMPERATURES FALL THIS EVENING
BUT GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL RETURN MONDAY AFTERNOON
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING
TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

WYZ303-304-021100-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0042.120702T1800Z-120703T0200Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120702T0300Z/
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
253 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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 NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303 AND 304.

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

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

* HAINES INDEX...HAINES INDEX OF 6 WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WHEN COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS
  AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH WILL
  BE POSSIBLE. A HAINES INDEX OF 5 IS FORECAST FOR MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF ALL THE ABOVE WEATHER FACTORS MAY 
  RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT 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...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

WYZ301-302-305>309-020300-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120702T0300Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
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-
253 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 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...305...306...307...308 AND 309...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...305...306... 
  307...308 AND 309.

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

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

* HAINES INDEX...HAINES INDEX OF 6 WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH 
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WHEN COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS 
  AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF ALL THE ABOVE WEATHER FACTORS MAY 
  RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT 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...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
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4 follow-up statements
624 
WWUS85 KCYS 020315
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
915 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT NOON MONDAY THROUGH 8 PM MDT MONDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE EASED THIS EVENING OVER
SOUTHEAST WYOMING. FOR THAT REASON HAVE ALLOWED THE RED FLAG 
WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TO EXPIRE. DRY AND WINDY
CONDITIONS ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DRY LIGHTNING CAN BE
EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THAT AREA
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

WYZ303-304-021115-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120702T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0042.120702T1800Z-120703T0200Z/
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
915 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
303 AND 304...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303 AND 304...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN 
  CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  304 SOUTHWEST CARBON.

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

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

* HAINES INDEX...HAINES INDEX OF 6 WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH 
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WHEN COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS 
  AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HAINES INDEX OF 5 IS FORECAST FOR MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF ALL THE ABOVE WEATHER FACTORS MAY 
  RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT 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...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ301-302-305>309-020415-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-120702T0300Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
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-
915 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...305...306...307...
308 AND 309...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING SINCE THE LATE
AFTERNOON. ALSO DURING THAT SAME TIME...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES 
HAVE SLOWLY INCREASED. BOTH OF THOSE FACTORS HAVE EASED THE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...ALLOWING THE RED FLAG WARNING
TO EXPIRE.  

$$

WEILAND
090 
WWUS85 KCYS 020919
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
319 AM MDT MON JUL 2 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT NOON TODAY THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY THROUGH 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST 
WYOMING...

.BREEZY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DRY
LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING THIS 
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS
AREA. DRIER AIR WITH BREEZY AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TUESDAY
OVER ALL BUT EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THESE AREAS.

WYZ303-304-022215-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0035.120703T1700Z-120704T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0042.120702T1800Z-120703T0200Z/
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
319 AM MDT MON JUL 2 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 303 AND 304...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 303 AND 304...

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 303 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN 
  CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  304 SOUTHWEST CARBON.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT TODAY AND 5 PERCENT
  TUESDAY.

* HAINES INDEX...HAINES INDEX OF 5 IS FORECAST FOR TODAY AND
  TUESDAY. WHEN COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW
  HUMIDITIES...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
  FIRE GROWTH.

* IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF ALL THE ABOVE WEATHER FACTORS MAY 
  RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT 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
GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND VERY 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.

&&

$$

WYZ301-302-305>308-022215-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0035.120703T1700Z-120704T0300Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
SNOWY RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-
319 AM MDT MON JUL 2 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 301...302...305...306...307 AND 308...

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 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 302 NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308 
  LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN.

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

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

* HAINES INDEX...HAINES INDEX OF 5 IS FORECAST FOR TUESDAY. WHEN
  COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...THERE IS THE
  POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

* IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF ALL THE ABOVE WEATHER FACTORS MAY 
  RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT FIRE GROWTH.

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.

&&

$$

JAMSKI
211 
WWUS85 KCYS 022028
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
228 PM MDT MON JUL 2 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT NOON TODAY THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY THROUGH 9 PM
MDT TUESDAY FOR EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING...

.BREEZY AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
DRY LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS
AREA. DRIER AIR WITH BREEZY AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TUESDAY
OVER ALL BUT EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THESE AREAS.

WYZ303-304-030430-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-120703T0200Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0035.120703T1700Z-120704T0300Z/
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
228 PM MDT MON JUL 2 2012

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

* AFFECTED AREA...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 7 PERCENT.

* HAINES INDEX...HAINES INDEX OF 5 IS FORECAST FOR TODAY AND 
  TUESDAY. WHEN COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW 
  HUMIDITIES...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED 
  FIRE GROWTH. 

* IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF ALL THE ABOVE WEATHER FACTORS MAY 
  RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT 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
GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND VERY 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.

&&

$$

WYZ301-302-305>308-030430-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0035.120703T1700Z-120704T0300Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
SNOWY RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-
228 PM MDT MON JUL 2 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...305...306...307 AND 308...

* 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 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308 
  LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN.

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

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

* HAINES INDEX...HAINES INDEX OF 5 IS FORECAST FOR TUESDAY. WHEN 
  COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...THERE IS 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 

* IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF ALL THE ABOVE WEATHER FACTORS MAY 
  RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT FIRE GROWTH. 

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.

&&

$$
935 
WWUS85 KCYS 030214
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
814 PM MDT MON JUL 2 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY THROUGH 9 PM
MDT TUESDAY FOR EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING...

.WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS EVENING AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE INCREASED. THAT TREND SHOULD 
CONTINUE THE REST OF TONIGHT. FOR THAT REASON...THE RED FLAG
WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

DRIER AIR WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL 
AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING NEAR AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT AREA DURING THAT
TIME.

WYZ303-304-031015-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-120703T0200Z/
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0035.120703T1700Z-120704T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0043.120703T1700Z-120704T0300Z/
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CARBON-
814 PM MDT MON JUL 2 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303 AND
304...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...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 7 PERCENT.

* HAINES INDEX...HAINES INDEX OF 5 IS FORECAST FOR TODAY AND 
  TUESDAY. WHEN COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW 
  HUMIDITIES...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED 
  FIRE GROWTH. 

* IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF ALL THE ABOVE WEATHER FACTORS MAY 
  RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT 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
GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ301-302-305>308-031015-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0035.120703T1700Z-120704T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0043.120703T1700Z-120704T0300Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
SNOWY RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-
814 PM MDT MON JUL 2 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...
305...306...307 AND 308...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. 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 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308 
  LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN.

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

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

* HAINES INDEX...HAINES INDEX OF 5 IS FORECAST FOR TUESDAY. WHEN 
  COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...THERE IS 
  THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. 

* IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF ALL THE ABOVE WEATHER FACTORS MAY 
  RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT 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.

&&

$$

WEILAND

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 4:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara27 min
Jul 1, 5:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSNiobrara30 min

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Wyoming, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.