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Red Flag Warning 76, NWS Cheyenne, WY

November 6, 2012

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Nov 6, 2012, 9:57 PM CST. It took effect at Nov 7, 2012, 11:00 AM CST. 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
Nov 6, 2012, 9:57 PM CST (03:57 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 7, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 7, 2012, 5:54 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

187 
WWUS85 KCYS 070357
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
857 PM MST TUE NOV 6 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY 
FOR AREAS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...

.A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE
WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WESTERLY DOWNSLOPING WINDS EAST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT WILL
RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

NEZ311>313-WYZ301-310-071200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0058.121107T1600Z-121108T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0076.121107T1700Z-121108T0100Z/
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-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
857 PM MST TUE NOV 6 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...
310...311...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 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.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 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL 
  FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX 
  BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF 
  NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT 
  IN THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE WEATHER GROWTH...ESPECIALLY 
  ALONG AND EAST 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.

&&

$$

WYZ302-071200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0076.121107T1700Z-121108T0100Z/
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
857 PM MST TUE NOV 6 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 302...

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 MST WEDNESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 302 NORTH LARAMIE 
  RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT 
  IN THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE WEATHER 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.

&&

$$

JAMSKI
2 follow-up statements
604 
WWUS85 KCYS 071020
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
320 AM MST WED NOV 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY
FOR AREAS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE...

.A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE
WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WESTERLY DOWNSLOPING WINDS EAST OF THE LARAMIE
RANGE COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DOWN TO 10 PERCENT WILL
RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

NEZ311>313-WYZ301-302-310-080000-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0076.121107T1700Z-121108T0100Z/
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-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
320 AM MST WED NOV 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 301...302...310...311...312 AND 313...

* 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 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL 
  FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX 
  BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF 
  NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT 
  IN THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE WEATHER 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.

&&

$$
214 
WWUS85 KCYS 072354
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
454 PM MST WED NOV 7 2012


.WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS AND
WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AND BECOME LIGHT THIS EVENING. HUMIDITY 
VALUES WILL INCREASE AS TEMPERATURES DROP OFF THIS EVENING.

NEZ311>313-WYZ301-302-310-080100-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0076.000000T0000Z-121108T0100Z/
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-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
453 PM MST WED NOV 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...310...311...312 AND
313...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS AND
WILL CONTINUE TO DROP OFF AND BECOME LIGHT THIS EVENING. HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL INCREASE AS TEMPERATURES DROP OFF THIS EVENING.
 
$$

LIEBL

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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.