Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 69, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Oct 8, 2012, 1:39 AM MDT. It took effect at Oct 8, 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 8, 2012, 1:39 AM MDT (07:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 8, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
571 WWUS85 KCYS 080739 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 139 AM MDT MON OCT 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303 THROUGH 308... .GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FROM THE LARAMIE RANGE WESTWARD. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WYZ303>308-082145- /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0054.121008T1800Z-121009T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0069.121008T1800Z-121009T0100Z/ 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- 139 AM MDT MON OCT 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303...304...305...306...307 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 NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303...304...305...306... 307 AND 308. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL 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. && $$ LIEBL
2 follow-up statements
040 WWUS85 KCYS 081951 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 151 PM MDT MON OCT 8 2012 WYZ303>308-090100- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0069.000000T0000Z-121009T0100Z/ CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- 151 PM MDT MON OCT 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303... 304...305...306...307 AND 308... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 305 SIERRA MADRE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 307 SNOWY RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
318 WWUS85 KCYS 090100 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 700 PM MDT MON OCT 8 2012 WYZ303>308-090200- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0069.000000T0000Z-121009T0100Z/ 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- 700 PM MDT MON OCT 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303...304...305...306...307 AND 308... WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA...SO RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TONIGHT. $$
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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.