Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Cheyenne, WY

Issued

Mar 20, 2014, 3:57 AM CDT (08:57 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 20, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT

Expired

Mar 20, 2014, 7:51 PM CDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS Cheyenne, WY

186 
WWUS85 KCYS 200857
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
257 AM MDT THU MAR 20 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ZONE 313 IN THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...

.WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CRETE VERY DRY
CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH
SNOW REMAINS ON THE GROUND OVER PORTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE...DEAD FUEL CHARACTERISTICS ARE REPORTED TO BE FAVORABLE
FOR LARGE FIRE GROWTH. THEREFORE A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313 FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE
GROWTH AND SPREAD.

NEZ313-210100-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0001.140320T1800Z-140321T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0002.140320T1800Z-140321T0100Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
257 AM MDT THU MAR 20 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
313...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 313.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES COULD RESULT
  IN THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE 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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

836 
WWUS85 KCYS 210051
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
651 PM MDT THU MAR 20 2014

NEZ313-210200-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140321T0100Z/
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
651 PM MDT THU MAR 20 2014

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

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

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED ABOVE 15 PERCENT AS
TEMPERATURES HAVE COOLED THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS
WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN THE HOURS AFTER SUNSET.

$$

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