Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Mar 15, 2012, 3:55 PM CDT. It took effect at Mar 16, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 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 15, 2012, 3:55 PM CDT (20:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
768 WWUS85 KCYS 152055 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 255 PM MDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FRIDAY... .WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. THAT WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. NEZ311>313-WYZ309-310-161200- /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0006.120316T1600Z-120317T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0007.120316T1600Z-120317T0000Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 255 PM MDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...10 AM TO 6 PM FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S TO UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY...WARM AND DRY WEATHER AND DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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
3 follow-up statements
786 WWUS85 KCYS 160739 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 139 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING FRIDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 309 THROUGH 313 FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... .WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. THIS WEATHER...COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. EXPECT STRONG WINDS TO RETURN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES THE AREA. WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED. STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO BE SUNDAY WITH WIDESPREAD 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. NEZ311>313-WYZ309-310-170000- /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0007.120317T1600Z-120319T0100Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0007.120316T1600Z-120317T0000Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 139 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 309 THROUGH 313... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 309 THROUGH 313... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE CONTINUES THE RED FLAG WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITES...IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM TODAY. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 10 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 7 PM SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 80 IN THE PANHANDLE WITH MID 70S EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE IN WYOMING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY...WARM AND DRY WEATHER AND DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. 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. && $$
366 WWUS85 KCYS 161642 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1042 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 AND ZONES 309 THROUGH 313 FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... .WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. THIS WEATHER...COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO RETURN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED. STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO BE SUNDAY WITH WIDESPREAD 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. WYZ301-170045- /O.EXA.KCYS.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120317T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KCYS.FW.A.0007.120317T1600Z-120319T0100Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND- 1042 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE AND NIOBRARA COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 10 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 7 PM SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY...WARM AND DRY WEATHER AND DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AS WELL AS SATURDAY NIGHT. 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-WYZ309-310-170045- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120317T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0007.120317T1600Z-120319T0100Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 1042 AM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 309 THROUGH 313... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 309 THROUGH 313... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE CONTINUES THE RED FLAG WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING FROM THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 10 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 7 PM SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 80 IN THE PANHANDLE WITH MID 70S EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE IN WYOMING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY...WARM AND DRY WEATHER AND DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. 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. && $$ FINCH
228 WWUS85 KCYS 170000 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 600 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301 AND ZONES 309 THROUGH 313 FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... .WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY OVER THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. THIS WEATHER...COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO RETURN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY APPROACHES THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED. STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO BE SUNDAY WITH WIDESPREAD 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. NEZ311>313-WYZ301-309-310-170800- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120317T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0007.120317T1600Z-120319T0100Z/ 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-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 600 PM MDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND LOCATIONS EASTWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY THROUGH 7 PM SUNDAY. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL EASE SATURDAY NIGHT ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL RETURN LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 80 IN THE PANHANDLE WITH MID 70S EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE IN WYOMING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY...WARM AND DRY WEATHER AND DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY WILL POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2:36 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | CYS | 13 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.