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Red Flag Warning 77, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Nov 21, 2012, 3:59 AM CST. It took effect at Nov 21, 2012, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 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 21, 2012, 3:59 AM CST (09:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 21, 2012, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 21, 2012, 6:57 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
765 WWUS85 KCYS 210959 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 259 AM MST WED NOV 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON FOR PART OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA... .SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN DAKOTAS AND WILL COMBINE WITH A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT... LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WEST WINDS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. NEZ311>313-WYZ310-220100- /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0077.121121T1600Z-121122T0100Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 259 AM MST WED NOV 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...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...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS WESTERN LARAMIE COUNTY...AND UP TO 35 MPH ELSEWHERE. * 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. && $$ RUBIN
1 follow-up statement
754 WWUS85 KCYS 220057 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 557 PM MST WED NOV 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... .RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN ABOVE CRITERIA REQURIED FOR RED FLAG WARNINGS THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NEZ311>313-WYZ310-220200- /O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0077.000000T0000Z-121122T0100Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 557 PM MST WED NOV 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310...311...312 AND 313... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ GRIFFITH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 3:52 AM CST | High Wind Watch | CYS | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Nov 21, 3:52 AM CST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 36 hr |
Nearby
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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.