Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 46, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Aug 2, 2012, 10:14 PM CDT. It took effect at Aug 3, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT. 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
- Aug 2, 2012, 10:14 PM CDT (03:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 3, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
901 WWUS85 KCYS 030314 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 914 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING ON FRIDAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING FROM THE NORTH ON FRIDAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT. THE RESULT WILL BE ANOTHER PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRIDAY EVENING...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AND NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE BREEZY. WYZ302>304-306-308-309-031115- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120803T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0037.120803T1600Z-120804T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0046.120803T1600Z-120804T0100Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- 914 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303... 304...306...308 AND 309... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303...304...306...308 AND 309... 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 7 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. 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. && $$ WYZ301-030415- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120803T0300Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND- 914 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE INCREASED AND WESTERLY WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ WYZ310-031115- /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0037.120803T1600Z-120804T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0046.120803T1600Z-120804T0100Z/ PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 914 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 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 7 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. 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
4 follow-up statements
979 WWUS85 KCYS 031015 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 415 AM MDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING FROM THE NORTH LATER TODAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT. THE RESULT WILL BE ANOTHER PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AND NORTH WINDS WILL BE BREEZY. WYZ302>304-306-308>310-032300- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0046.120803T1600Z-120804T0100Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 415 AM MDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303...304...306...308...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 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN...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...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. 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
580 WWUS85 KCYS 031603 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1003 AM MDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE NORTH LATER TODAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT. THE RESULT WILL BE ANOTHER PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AND NORTH WINDS WILL BE BREEZY. NEZ313-040015- /O.EXA.KCYS.FW.W.0046.120803T1600Z-120804T0100Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- 1003 AM MDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. 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. && $$ WYZ302>304-306-308>310-040015- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-120804T0100Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 1003 AM MDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302... 303...304...306...308...309 AND 310... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 302 NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FINCH
336 WWUS85 KCYS 032023 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 223 PM MDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH COMBINED WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT. THE RESULT WILL BE ANOTHER PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AND NORTH WINDS WILL BE BREEZY. NEZ312-040100- /O.EXA.KCYS.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-120804T0100Z/ BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- 223 PM MDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. 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. && $$ NEZ313-WYZ302>304-306-308>310-040100- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-120804T0100Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 223 PM MDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302... 303...304...306...308...309...310 AND 313... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 302 NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FINCH
563 WWUS85 KCYS 040056 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 656 PM MDT FRI AUG 3 2012 NEZ312-313-WYZ302>304-306-308>310-040200- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-120804T0100Z/ BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 656 PM MDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303... 304...306...308...309...310...312 AND 313... TEMPERATURES HAVE COOLED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN EARLY THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED SOUTH ACROSS MOST OF THE DISTRICTS. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING THOUGH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL STILL OCCUR ESPECIALLY OVER FAR SOUTHEAST WYOMING INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. $$ RE
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 2012Red 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.