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Red Flag Warning 60, NWS Cheyenne, WY

September 3, 2012

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Sep 3, 2012, 2:40 PM CDT. It took effect at Sep 4, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 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
Sep 3, 2012, 2:40 PM CDT (19:40 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 4, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 4, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

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

339 
WWUS85 KCYS 031940
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
140 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012

...WARM...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREAS
WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND MUCH OF THE REGION
ON TUESDAY...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER SOME AREAS
WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. MORE WIDESPREAD
CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY
EVENING AS GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

WYZ303-308-040400-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0046.120904T1600Z-120905T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0060.120904T1600Z-120905T0100Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-120904T0100Z/
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-
140 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303 AND
308...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303 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 10 AM TO 7 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 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.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 
  308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY DRY FUELS 
  WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND 
  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.

&&

$$

NEZ311>313-WYZ301-302-304-306-309-310-040400-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0046.120904T1600Z-120905T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0060.120904T1600Z-120905T0100Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-SOUTHWEST CARBON-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
140 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...
304...306...309...310...311...312 AND 313...

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 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 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 
  UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH 
  LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 
  PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  311 PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL 
  GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT 
  HILLS.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY DRY FUELS 
  WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND 
  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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
061 
WWUS85 KCYS 032013
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
213 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012

...WARM...DRY AND WINDY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY...

.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER MANY AREAS
INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING AS GUSTY WINDS
RETURN.

NEZ311>313-WYZ302-309-310-040415-
/O.EXA.KCYS.FW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-120904T0100Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0060.120904T1600Z-120905T0100Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
213 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...309...
310...311...312 AND 313...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
302...309...310...311...312 AND 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 302 NORTH LARAMIE 
  RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE 
  RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 
  PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  311 PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL 
  GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT 
  HILLS.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY DRY FUELS 
  WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND 
  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.

&&

$$

WYZ303-308-040415-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-120904T0100Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0060.120904T1600Z-120905T0100Z/
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-
213 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303 AND
308...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
303 AND 308...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN 
  CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY DRY FUELS 
  WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND 
  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.

&&

$$

WYZ301-304-306-040415-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0060.120904T1600Z-120905T0100Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
213 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
301...304 AND 306...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 
  UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY DRY FUELS 
  WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND 
  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.

&&

$$
217 
WWUS85 KCYS 040100
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
700 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012

...RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO IMPACT MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS
ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT
OVER MOST OF THE AREA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL
INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE AT THE SAME TIME THAT WESTERLY
WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 35 MPH. THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL END AROUND SUNSET ON TUESDAY AS TEMPERATURES COOL AND WIND
SPEEDS DECREASE.

NEZ311>313-WYZ302-303-308>310-040900-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-120904T0100Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0060.120904T1600Z-120905T0100Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
700 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
302...303...308...309...310...311...312 AND 313...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303...
308...309...310...311...312 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 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...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA 
  NATIONAL GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH 
  SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL 
  MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY DRY FUELS 
  WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND 
  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.

&&

$$

WYZ301-304-306-040900-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0060.120904T1600Z-120905T0100Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
700 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
301...304 AND 306...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 
  UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY DRY FUELS 
  WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND 
  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.

&&

$$

FINCH
019 
WWUS85 KCYS 040229
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
829 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012

...RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO IMPACT MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS
ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT
OVER MOST OF THE AREA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL
INTO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE AT THE SAME TIME THAT WESTERLY
WINDS GUST UP TO 35 MPH. THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL END AROUND SUNSET ON TUESDAY AS TEMPERATURES COOL AND WIND
SPEEDS DECREASE.

NEZ311>313-WYZ301>304-306-308>310-041200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0060.120904T1600Z-120905T0100Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
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-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
829 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
301...302...303...304...306...308...309...310...311...312 AND
313...

* 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 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...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA 
  NATIONAL GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH 
  SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL 
  MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY DRY FUELS 
  WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND 
  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.

&&

$$

FINCH
229 
WWUS85 KCYS 040943
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
343 AM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING...

.WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 
LATE THIS MORNING TO PRODUCE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT OVER
MOST OF THE AREA. THOSE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12
PERCENT RANGE AND THE WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. 

NEZ311>313-WYZ301>304-306-308>310-050100-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0060.120904T1600Z-120905T0100Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
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-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
343 AM MDT TUE SEP 4 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 301...302...303...304...306...308...309...310...
311...312 AND 313...

* 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 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...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA 
  NATIONAL GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH 
  SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL 
  MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY DRY FUELS 
  WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND 
  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
441 
WWUS85 KCYS 041902
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
102 PM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH 
OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING ON WEDNESDAY...

.WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TO PRODUCE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING ON WEDNESDAY.

WYZ302>304-306-308-309-051200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0047.120905T1700Z-120906T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KCYS.FW.W.0060.000000T0000Z-120905T0200Z/
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-
102 PM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
302...303...304...306...308 AND 309...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303...304...306...308 AND
309...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH 
IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

* 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 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY DRY
  FUELS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD
  AND 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.

&&

$$

NEZ311>313-WYZ301-310-050200-
/O.EXT.KCYS.FW.W.0060.000000T0000Z-120905T0200Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
102 PM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
301...310...311...312 AND 313...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL 
  FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX 
  BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF 
  NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY DRY
  FUELS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD
  AND 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.

&&

$$

WYZ305-307-051200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0047.120905T1700Z-120906T0200Z/
SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-SNOWY RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
102 PM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 305 AND 307...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 305 SIERRA MADRE 
  RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 307 SNOWY 
  RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY DRY
  FUELS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD
  AND 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
049 
WWUS85 KCYS 050156
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
756 PM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM THE LARAMIE
RANGE WESTWARD ON WEDNESDAY...

.WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING ON WEDNESDAY.

WYZ302>304-306-308-309-051100-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0060.000000T0000Z-120905T0200Z/
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0047.120905T1700Z-120906T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0061.120905T1700Z-120906T0200Z/
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-
756 PM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...
303...304...306...308 AND 309...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING 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 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 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 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY DRY 
  FUELS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD 
  AND 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.

&&

$$

NEZ311>313-WYZ301-310-050300-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0060.000000T0000Z-120905T0200Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
756 PM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...310...
311...312 AND 313...

COOLING TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS HAVE EASED CRITICAL
CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.

$$

WYZ305-307-051100-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0047.120905T1700Z-120906T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0061.120905T1700Z-120906T0200Z/
SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-SNOWY RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
756 PM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 305 AND
307...

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 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 305 SIERRA MADRE 
  RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 307 SNOWY 
  RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY DRY 
  FUELS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD 
  AND 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.

&&

$$

RE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 3, 5:59 AM CDTFire Weather WatchCYS9 hr
Sep 3, 5:59 AM CDTRed Flag WarningCYS14 hr

Nearby

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

Sources

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