Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 71, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Oct 16, 2012, 2:45 PM CDT. It took effect at Oct 17, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. 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 16, 2012, 2:45 PM CDT (19:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 17, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
058 WWUS85 KCYS 161945 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 145 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND MOST OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIR MASS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MOST AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT THE SAME TIME THAT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT. ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BEGIN TO RECOVER AFTER SUNSET AS TEMPERATURES COOL. NEZ312-313-WYZ310-170345- /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0055.121017T1800Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0071.121017T1800Z-121018T0100Z/ BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 145 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310... 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 NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES MAY 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. && $$ WYZ309-170345- /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0071.121017T1800Z-121018T0100Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- 145 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS BELOW 7000 FT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES MAY RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FINCH
4 follow-up statements
992 WWUS85 KCYS 170306 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 906 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND MOST OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIR MASS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MOST AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT THE SAME TIME THAT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT. ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BEGIN TO RECOVER AFTER SUNSET AS TEMPERATURES COOL. NEZ312-313-WYZ309-310-171715- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0071.121017T1800Z-121018T0100Z/ BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 906 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310...312 AND 313... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 309...310...312 AND 313. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES MAY 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. && $$ LIEBL/FINCH
985 WWUS85 KCYS 171035 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 435 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE;E AND NEARBY PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THE RESULT WILL BE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THOSE AREAS DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND NEARBY PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM TODAY. NEZ312-313-WYZ309-310-172230- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0071.121017T1800Z-121018T0100Z/ BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 435 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 309...310...312 AND 313... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WEILAND
042 WWUS85 KCYS 171613 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1013 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND NEARBY PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. THE RESULT WILL BE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THOSE AREAS DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND NEARBY PARTS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM TODAY. NEZ312-313-WYZ309-310-180015- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0071.121017T1800Z-121018T0100Z/ BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 1013 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 309... 310...312 AND 313... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 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. && $$ CLH
702 WWUS85 KCYS 172111 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 311 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER FAR SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH SUNSET THIS EVENING...AND THEN AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH SUNSET THIS EVENING. A LULL IN THE STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED DURING THAT TIME. VERY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP ON THURSDAY WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND FAR SOUTHEAST WYOMING THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA FROM NOON THROUGH 7 PM ON THURSDAY. NEZ312-313-WYZ310-180515- /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0056.121018T1800Z-121019T0100Z/ /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0071.000000T0000Z-121018T0100Z/ BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 311 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310... 312 AND 313... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310...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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ WYZ309-180100- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0071.000000T0000Z-121018T0100Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- 311 PM MDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 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. && $$ HAMMER
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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.