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Red Flag Warning 80, NWS Cheyenne, WY

November 28, 2012

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Nov 28, 2012, 3:02 AM CST. It took effect at Nov 28, 2012, 10:00 AM CST. 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 28, 2012, 3:02 AM CST (09:02 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 28, 2012, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 28, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

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

334 
WWUS85 KCYS 280902
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
202 AM MST WED NOV 28 2012

...RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND
THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...

.A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST WINDS
TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.
MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 10-15
PERCENT RANGE AT THE SAME TIME THAT WINDS GUST TO 35 MPH. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BEGIN TO RISE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET AS TEMPERATURES
COOL...ENDING THE RED FLAG THREAT.

NEZ313-WYZ309-310-281715-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0080.121128T1600Z-121129T0000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
202 AM MST WED NOV 28 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 309...310 AND 313...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE 
  RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 
  PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS.

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

&&

$$

FINCH
2 follow-up statements
855 
WWUS85 KCYS 282117
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
217 PM MST WED NOV 28 2012

...RED FLAG CONDITIONS CONTINUING OVER PARTS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST
WYOMING...

.A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WEST-TO-SOUTHWEST
WINDS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.
MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 10-
15 PERCENT RANGE AT THE SAME TIME THAT WINDS GUST TO 35 MPH.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BEGIN TO RISE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET AS
TEMPERATURES COOL...ENDING THE RED FLAG THREAT.

NEZ313-WYZ310-282230-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0080.000000T0000Z-121129T0000Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
217 PM MST WED NOV 28 2012

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

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

LIGHTER WINDS AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAVE REDUCED
THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

WYZ309-290000-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0080.000000T0000Z-121129T0000Z/
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
217 PM MST WED NOV 28 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 309...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309 SOUTH LARAMIE 
  RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST OR 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. 

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.

&&

$$
820 
WWUS85 KCYS 282345
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
445 PM MST WED NOV 28 2012

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

WYZ309-290045-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0080.000000T0000Z-121129T0000Z/
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
445 PM MST WED NOV 28 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS BELOW 25 MPH.
ALSO...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN ABOVE 15 PERCENT AS TEMPERATURES
SLOWLY COOL. FOR THESE REASONS...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.

$$

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.