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Red Flag Warning 65, NWS Cheyenne, WY

September 14, 2012

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Sep 14, 2012, 2:27 PM MDT. It took effect at Sep 15, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 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 14, 2012, 2:27 PM MDT (20:27 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 15, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Sep 15, 2012, 8:35 PM MDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

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

803 
WWUS85 KCYS 142027
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
227 PM MDT FRI SEP 14 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES SATURDAY FOR
SOUTHEAST WYOMING...

.WARM...VERY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST
WYOMING ON SATURDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 6 TO 11
PERCENT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
INCREASING THROUGH THE MORNING. GUSTS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS ALONG AND WEST OF
THE LARAMIE RANGE. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
NIGHT...AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER MAY EXTEND INTO SUNDAY AND SPREAD
INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.

WYZ301>310-151200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0051.120915T1600Z-120916T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0065.120915T1600Z-120916T0300Z/
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-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
227 PM MDT FRI SEP 14 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...
303...304...305...306...307...308...309 AND 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 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.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 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...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 TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES MAY RESULT IN RAPID
  FIRE GROWTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING...WITH PARTICULAR CONCERN
  ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25...AND THE CHEYENNE RIDGE.

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.

&&

$$

RJM
4 follow-up statements
379 
WWUS85 KCYS 142308 CCA
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
507 PM MDT FRI SEP 14 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES SATURDAY FOR
SOUTHEAST WYOMING...

.WARM...VERY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST
WYOMING ON SATURDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 6 TO 11
PERCENT BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
INCREASING THROUGH THE MORNING. GUSTS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS ALONG AND WEST OF
THE LARAMIE RANGE. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
NIGHT...AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER MAY EXTEND INTO SUNDAY AND SPREAD
INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.

WYZ301>310-151500-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0051.120915T1600Z-120916T0300Z/
/O.COR.KCYS.FW.W.0065.120915T1600Z-120916T0300Z/
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-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
507 PM MDT FRI SEP 14 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...
303...304...305...306...307...308...309 AND 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 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. 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 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...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 TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES MAY RESULT IN RAPID
  FIRE GROWTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING...WITH PARTICULAR CONCERN
  ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25...AND THE CHEYENNE RIDGE.

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.

&&

$$

RJM
174 
WWUS85 KCYS 150959
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
359 AM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE...

.VERY WARM...VERY DRY AND BREEZY OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY.
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
WITH WESTERLY WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE MORNING. GUSTS OF 25 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS
ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY EXTEND INTO
SUNDAY...AND SPREAD INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

WYZ303>310-160300-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0052.120916T1700Z-120917T0200Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0065.120915T1600Z-120916T0300Z/
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-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
359 AM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 303...304...305...306...307...308...309 AND 310...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 303...304...305...306...307...308...309 AND 310...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303...304...305...306... 
  307...308...309 AND 310.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT TODAY. 10 TO 15 PERCENT
  SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES MAY RESULT IN RAPID 
  FIRE GROWTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING...WITH PARTICULAR CONCERN 
  ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25...AND THE CHEYENNE RIDGE. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ301-302-160300-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0065.120915T1600Z-120916T0300Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
359 AM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 302...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 302.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES MAY RESULT IN RAPID
  FIRE GROWTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING...WITH PARTICULAR CONCERN
  ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ312-313-160300-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0052.120916T1700Z-120917T0200Z/
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
359 AM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 312 AND 313...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 312 AND 313.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES MAY RESULT IN 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.

&&

$$

LIEBL
700 
WWUS85 KCYS 152145
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
345 PM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES
FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE...

.VERY WARM...VERY DRY AND BREEZY OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY.
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH
POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS ALONG AND WEST OF
THE LARAMIE RANGE. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY EXTEND
INTO SUNDAY...AND SPREAD INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY.

WYZ303>310-160545-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0065.000000T0000Z-120916T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0052.120916T1700Z-120917T0200Z/
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-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
345 PM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303...
304...305...306...307...308...309 AND 310...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303...304...305...306...307...308...309 AND
310...

* AFFECTED AREA...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... 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 7 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES MAY RESULT IN RAPID 
  FIRE GROWTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING...WITH PARTICULAR CONCERN 
  ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25...AND THE CHEYENNE RIDGE. 

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.

&&

$$

WYZ301-302-160300-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0065.000000T0000Z-120916T0300Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
345 PM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND
302...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 302 NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES MAY RESULT IN RAPID 
  FIRE GROWTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING...WITH PARTICULAR CONCERN 
  ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ312-313-160545-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0052.120916T1700Z-120917T0200Z/
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
345 PM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 312 AND 313...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL 
  MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS.

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

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

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES MAY RESULT IN 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.

&&

$$
781 
WWUS85 KCYS 160235
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
835 PM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS RETURN TO THE AREA ON SUNDAY...

.VERY WARM...VERY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL RE-DEVELOP ON
SUNDAY AHEAD OF A LATE DAY COLD FRONT. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL
BE VERY POOR OVERNIGHT...WHICH WILL BE THE CATALYST TO VERY DRY
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON SUNDAY. WESTERLY GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL BECOME NORTH OR
NORTHEASTERLY IN ITS WAKE.

WYZ303>310-161200-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0065.000000T0000Z-120916T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0052.120916T1700Z-120917T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0066.120916T1700Z-120917T0200Z/
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-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
835 PM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303...304...
305...306...307...308...309 AND 310...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303...304...305...306...307...
308...309 AND 310...

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 SUNDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...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... 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. WINDS WILL
  TURN NORTH OR NORTHEASTERLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES 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.

&&

$$

WYZ301-302-161200-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0065.000000T0000Z-120916T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0066.120916T1700Z-120917T0200Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
835 PM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND
302...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 302...

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 SUNDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 NIOBRARA/LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND AND 
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 302 NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL
  TURN NORTH OR NORTHEASTERLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES 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.

&&

$$

NEZ312-313-161200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0052.120916T1700Z-120917T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0066.120916T1700Z-120917T0200Z/
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
835 PM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL 
  MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL
  TURN NORTH OR NORTHEASTERLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES 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.

&&

$$

NEZ311-161200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0066.120916T1700Z-120917T0200Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
835 PM MDT SAT SEP 15 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311...

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 SUNDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA 
  NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL
  TURN NORTH OR NORTHEASTERLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES 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.

&&

$$

HAHN

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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.