Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 43, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Jul 2, 2012, 8:14 PM MDT. It took effect at Jul 3, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 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 2, 2012, 8:14 PM MDT (02:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 3, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2012, 8:17 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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
3 follow-up statements
949 WWUS85 KCYS 030901 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 301 AM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .DRIER AIR WITH GUSTY WINDS AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING NEAR AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT AREA DURING THAT TIME. WYZ301>308-032215- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0043.120703T1700Z-120704T0300Z/ 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- 301 AM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304...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 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 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 8 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 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. && $$
068 WWUS85 KCYS 032204 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 404 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR EAST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT HAVE BECOME GUSTY ACROSS CONVERSE AND CARBON COUNTIES AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NORTHWESTERN WYOMING. EXPECT THESE WINDS TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD SOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT AREA DURING THIS TIME. WYZ301>308-040300- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0043.000000T0000Z-120704T0300Z/ 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- 404 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 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 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 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 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 THIS AFTERNOON. 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 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. && $$
882 WWUS85 KCYS 040217 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 817 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... .WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING EARLY THIS EVENING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE BEEN SLOWLY INCREASING. THE THREAT FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAS ENDED FOR THE NIGHT AND SO THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WYZ301>308-040330- /O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0043.000000T0000Z-120704T0300Z/ 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- 817 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304...305... 306...307 AND 308... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING EARLY THIS EVENING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE BEEN SLOWLY INCREASING. THE THREAT FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAS ENDED FOR THE NIGHT AND SO THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WEILAND
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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.