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Red Flag Warning 79, NWS Cheyenne, WY

November 27, 2012

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Nov 27, 2012, 2:58 AM MST. It took effect at Nov 27, 2012, 9:00 AM MST. 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: Nov 27, 2012, 2:58 AM MST (09:58 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 27, 2012, 9:00 AM MST
Expired: Nov 27, 2012, 4:55 PM MST
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

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

741 
WWUS85 KCYS 270958
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
258 AM MST TUE NOV 27 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY LATE THIS
MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...FIRE ZONE 310...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST
WYOMING. DOWNSLOPING WINDS OFF THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE WILL
CREATE VERY DRY CONDITIONS IN ZONE 310 TODAY.
ELSEWHERE...HUMIDITIES SHOULD STAY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. WINDS
WILL EASE UP TOWARDS SUNSET THIS AFTERNOON.

WYZ310-280000-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0079.121127T1600Z-121128T0000Z/
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
258 AM MST TUE NOV 27 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 310...

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 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL 
  AND EASTERN LARAMIE.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 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 TO THE
  NEBRASKA STATE LINE.

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.

&&

$$

2 follow-up statements

906 
WWUS85 KCYS 271618
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
918 AM MST TUE NOV 27 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THE REST OF TODAY ACROSS
SOUTHEAST WYOMING. DOWNSLOPE WINDS OFF THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE
WILL CREATE VERY DRY CONDITIONS IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING. WINDS WILL
EASE TOWARDS SUNSET. 

WYZ310-280000-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0079.000000T0000Z-121128T0000Z/
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
918 AM MST TUE NOV 27 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 310...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL 
  AND EASTERN LARAMIE.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 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 TO 
  THE NEBRASKA STATE LINE. 

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

487 
WWUS85 KCYS 272355
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
455 PM MST TUE NOV 27 2012

WYZ310-280100-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0079.000000T0000Z-121128T0000Z/
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
455 PM MST TUE NOV 27 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310...

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

WINDS AND HUMIDITIES HAVE BEGUN TO IMPROVE...THEREFORE YOUR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

RUBIN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 27, 10:07 AM MST	High Wind Warning	CYS	Albany, Carbon, Laramie	7 hr

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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.