Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Mar 12, 2012, 3:39 AM CDT. It took effect at Mar 12, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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 12, 2012, 3:39 AM CDT (08:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
083 WWUS85 KCYS 120839 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 239 AM MDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310 THROUGH 313 TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310 THROUGH 313 TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .PASSAGE OF A TROUGH OVERNIGHT HAS USHERED MUCH DRIER AIR BACK INTO THE AREA. DRY AIR AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO CRITICAL LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH. HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER THIS EVENING AND WINDS WILL SUBSIDE...BUT CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN DETERIORATE TUESDAY AS GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY RETURN. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AS WELL. NEZ311>313-WYZ310-122300- /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0004.120312T1700Z-120313T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0005.120312T1700Z-120313T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0005.120313T1600Z-120314T0100Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 239 AM MDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TODAY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY WITH GUSTY TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY. * TIMING...11 AM MDT THROUGH 6 PM MDT TODAY. 10 AM MDT TROUGH 7 PM MDT TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S TODAY...AND THE MID 60S TO MID 70S TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ LIEBL
2 follow-up statements
861 WWUS85 KCYS 122113 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 313 PM MDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310 THROUGH 313 THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310 THROUGH 313 TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .PASSAGE OF A TROUGH OVERNIGHT HAS USHERED MUCH DRIER AIR BACK INTO THE AREA. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH INTO THIS EVENING. HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER BY LATE THIS EVENING AND WINDS WILL SUBSIDE...BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL RETURN ON TUESDAY ALONG WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AS WELL. NEZ311>313-WYZ310-130745- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120313T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0005.120313T1600Z-120314T0100Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 313 PM MDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM MDT TODAY. 10 AM MDT TROUGH 7 PM MDT TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...60 TO 70 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
736 WWUS85 KCYS 122357 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 557 PM MDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SET TO RETURN TO THE EASTERN WYOMING PLAINS AND WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS THAT MAY BECOME FAVORABLE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS WELL. NEZ311>313-WYZ310-130800- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120313T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0005.120313T1600Z-120314T0100Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 557 PM MDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM MDT TROUGH 7 PM MDT TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...65 TO 75 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY MAY PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID 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. && $$ HAHN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 3:39 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | CYS | 18 hr |
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.