Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 67, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Oct 1, 2012, 3:00 PM MDT. It took effect at Oct 2, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. 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
- Oct 1, 2012, 3:00 PM MDT (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 2, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2012, 7:25 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
556 WWUS85 KCYS 012100 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 300 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING ON TUESDAY... .WARM...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON TUESDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. HUMIDITIES WILL NOT RECOVER MUCH TONIGHT...WHICH WILL PRIME HUMIDITIES TO DROP INTO THE LOW TEENS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...WEST WINDS WILL GUST 25 TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WYZ301>304-306-308>310-021200- /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0053.121002T1800Z-121003T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0067.121002T1800Z-121003T0300Z/ 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- 300 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302... 303...304...306...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 NOON 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 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 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 25 TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN THE POSSIBILITY OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH ACROSS THE AREA....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. && $$ RJM
3 follow-up statements
919 WWUS85 KCYS 020806 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 206 AM MDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY... .WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WELL AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH NOON TODAY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. WYZ301>304-306-308>310-022130- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0067.121002T1800Z-121003T0300Z/ 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- 206 AM MDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... * 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN THE POSSIBILITY OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH ACROSS THE AREA....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. && $$ TT
715 WWUS85 KCYS 021943 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 143 PM MDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...CRITICAL OR NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING... .WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR IN SOME AREAS...GENERALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. WYZ301>304-306-308>310-030300- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0067.000000T0000Z-121003T0300Z/ 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- 143 PM MDT TUE OCT 2 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...306...308...309 AND 310... * 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 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 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN THE POSSIBILITY OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH ACROSS THE AREA....WITH MOST CONCERNS 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. && $$
811 WWUS85 KCYS 030125 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 725 PM MDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... .WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING HAVE DECREASED SINCE THE LATE AFTERNOON AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE SLOWLY INCREASED. THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING HAVE ENDED AND SO THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WYZ301>304-306-308>310-030230- /O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0067.000000T0000Z-121003T0300Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 725 PM MDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304...306... 308...309 AND 310... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SURFACE WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE SLOWLY INCREASED OVER THE AREA. FOR THOSE REASONS...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. $$ WEILAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 3:03 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | CYS | 12 hr |
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Sources
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