Alert archive / Nebraska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Mar 19, 2012, 2:21 AM CDT. It took effect at Mar 19, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. 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
- Mar 19, 2012, 2:21 AM CDT (07:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 19, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
510 WWUS85 KCYS 190721 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 121 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES FROM 11 AM THROUGH 6 PM TODAY... .WINDS LOOK TO REMAIN STRONG ACROSS THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT STALLS OVER EXTREME EASTERN WYOMING. LOW PRESSURE IS THEN FORECAST TO TRACK ACROSS MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON KEEPING THE WINDS GUSTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. VERY DRY AIR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL COMBINE WITH THESE GUSTY WINDS TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SIOUX...DAWES AND BOX BUTTE COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE. NEZ311-312-200000- /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0009.120319T1700Z-120320T0000Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- 121 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311 AND 312 IN THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311 AND 312. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...11 AM THROUGH 6 PM TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY...WARM AND DRY WEATHER COMBINED WITH DORMANT GRASSES WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT DO INITIATE. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
701 WWUS85 KCYS 191810 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1210 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND FAR SOUTHEAST WYOMING FOR LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES THROUGH 6 PM TODAY... .GUSTY WEST OR SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER PARTS OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND FAR SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS MONTANA. VERY DRY AIR ACROSS THE AREA WILL COMBINE WITH THESE GUSTY WINDS TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEZ313-WYZ310-200000- /O.EXA.KCYS.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/ SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 1210 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310 AND 313... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310 AND 313. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR RAPID GROWTH OF ANY FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NEZ311-312-200000- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- 1210 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311 AND 312. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ANY FIRES THAT DO INITIATE. 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. && $$ RE
795 WWUS85 KCYS 192354 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 554 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 NEZ311>313-WYZ310-200100- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 554 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST WYOMING PLAINS... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. FALLING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE COMBINED WITH DECREASING WINDS TO BRING AN TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$ HAHN
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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.