Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 70, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Oct 10, 2012, 9:37 AM MDT. It took effect at Oct 10, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT. 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
- Oct 10, 2012, 9:37 AM MDT (15:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 10, 2012, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
327 WWUS85 KCYS 101537 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 937 AM MDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS TO THE WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON TO THE WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. IN ADDITION...A DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT. THE RED FLAG CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL END AFTER SUNSET AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO COOL. WYZ303-304-306-308-309-102345- /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0070.121010T1700Z-121011T0100Z/ 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- 937 AM MDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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 UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...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 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND 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. && $$ FINCH
2 follow-up statements
380 WWUS85 KCYS 102017 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 217 PM MDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. IN ADDITION...A DRY AIRMASS IS CAUSING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO BE AROUND 10-15 PERCENT. THE RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL END AFTER SUNSET AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO COOL. WYZ303-304-306-308-309-110100- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0070.000000T0000Z-121011T0100Z/ CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- 217 PM MDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303... 304...306...308 AND 309... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303 CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304 SOUTHWEST CARBON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306 UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308 LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12-15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FINCH
752 WWUS85 KCYS 110102 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 702 PM MDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WYZ303-304-306-308-309-110215- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0070.000000T0000Z-121011T0100Z/ 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- 702 PM MDT WED OCT 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303...304... 306...308 AND 309... WINDS WERE DIMINISHING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN ABOVE 15 PERCENT. THEREFORE...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED AND THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRED AT 7 PM. $$ JAMSKI
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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.