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Red Flag Warning 78, NWS Cheyenne, WY

November 23, 2012

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Nov 23, 2012, 2:52 PM CST. It took effect at Nov 24, 2012, 9:00 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 23, 2012, 2:52 PM CST (20:52 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 24, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 24, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

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

483 
WWUS85 KCYS 232052
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
152 PM MST FRI NOV 23 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ZONES 310...312 AND 313 FOR WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITIES...

.A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH OUT OF MONTANA SATURDAY
MORNING. TO THE SOUTH OF THIS FRONT OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE MID AND UPPER 60S. DOWNSLOPING
WINDS WILL CREATE VERY DRY CONDITIONS FROM CHEYENNE TO WHEATLAND
EASTWARD INTO THE PANHANDLE. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AND A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THESE AREAS
FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

NEZ312-313-WYZ310-241200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0059.121124T1500Z-121125T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0078.121124T1600Z-121124T2300Z/
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
152 PM MST FRI NOV 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM MST SATURDAY 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 9 AM TO 4 PM MST SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.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...WEST 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...ESPECIALLY 
  ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 FROM WHEATLAND TO CHEYENNE. 

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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
929 
WWUS85 KCYS 232115
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
215 PM MST FRI NOV 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ZONES 310...312 AND 313 FOR WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES SATURDAY...

.A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH OUT OF MONTANA SATURDAY
MORNING. TO THE SOUTH OF THIS FRONT OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE MID AND UPPER 60S. DOWNSLOPING
WINDS WILL CREATE VERY DRY CONDITIONS FROM CHEYENNE TO WHEATLAND
EASTWARD INTO THE PANHANDLE. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AND A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THESE AREAS
FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

NEZ312-313-WYZ310-241200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0078.121124T1600Z-121124T2300Z/
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
215 PM MST FRI NOV 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM MST
SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 310...312 AND 313...

* 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...WEST 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...ESPECIALLY 
  ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 FROM WHEATLAND TO CHEYENNE. 

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.

&&

$$
131 
WWUS85 KCYS 241005
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
305 AM MST SAT NOV 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ZONES 310...312 AND 313 FOR WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES SATURDAY...

.GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY.
THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM
AIR TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CRITICAL
CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND FROM CHEYENNE TO WHEATLAND EASTWARD INTO
THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING
AS WINDS DECREASE AND HUMIDITY RECOVERS. 

NEZ312-313-WYZ310-242300-
/O.EXT.KCYS.FW.W.0078.121124T1500Z-121124T2300Z/
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
305 AM MST SAT NOV 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 310...312 AND 313...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310...312 AND 313.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 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 FROM WHEATLAND TO CHEYENNE. 

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.

&&

$$
035 
WWUS85 KCYS 242146
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
246 PM MST SAT NOV 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ZONES 310...312 AND 313 FOR WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES CONTINUES THROUGH 5 PM...

.GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
SUNSET. THOSE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AND
UNSEASONABLY WARM AIR TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND FROM CHEYENNE TO WHEATLAND
EASTWARD INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE AND HUMIDITY RECOVERS.

NEZ312-313-WYZ310-250000-
/O.EXT.KCYS.FW.W.0078.000000T0000Z-121125T0000Z/
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
246 PM MST SAT NOV 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310...
312 AND 313...

* 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 15 TO 25 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...ESPECIALLY 
  ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 25 FROM WHEATLAND TO CHEYENNE. 

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
804 
WWUS85 KCYS 242359
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
459 PM MST SAT NOV 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

NEZ312-313-WYZ310-250100-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0078.000000T0000Z-121125T0000Z/
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
459 PM MST SAT NOV 24 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310...
312 AND 313...

WESTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING
WITH GUSTS BELOW 25 MPH. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RISING ABOVE 15 PERCENT AS WELL.

$$

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.