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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY

April 8, 2014

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Apr 8, 2014, 5:01 PM CDT. It took effect at Apr 9, 2014, 11:00 AM CDT. 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
Apr 8, 2014, 5:01 PM CDT (22:01 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 9, 2014, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 9, 2014, 7:57 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

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

022 
WWUS85 KCYS 082201
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
401 PM MDT TUE APR 8 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310...311...312 AND 313...

.THE COMBINATION OF CURED FUELS...WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY AIR
MASS AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WEDNESDAY.

NEZ311>313-WYZ310-090730-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0002.140409T1600Z-140410T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0004.140409T1600Z-140410T0100Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
401 PM MDT TUE APR 8 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310...
311...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 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL 
  AND EASTERN LARAMIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE 
  RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 TO 13 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL 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.

&&

$$

RUBIN
4 follow-up statements
410 
WWUS85 KCYS 090252
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
852 PM MDT TUE APR 8 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310...311...312 AND 313...

.THE COMBINATION OF CURED FUELS...WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY AIR
MASS AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WEDNESDAY.

NEZ311>313-WYZ310-091200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0004.140409T1600Z-140410T0100Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
852 PM MDT TUE APR 8 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 310...311...312 AND 313...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310...311...312 AND 313.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL 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.

&&

$$
881 
WWUS85 KCYS 091154
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
554 AM MDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310...311...312 AND 313...

.WARM...WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY AS A WEATHER
DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND INTO THE
DAKOTAS. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID TEENS
ACROSS FWZ 310...311...312 AND 313...WITH WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 40
MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE WYOMING ZONE 310.
FUELS IN THESE FOUR ZONES ARE CURED...SO THE COMBINATION OF
FUELS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE
FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING.

NEZ311>313-WYZ310-100100-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0004.140409T1600Z-140410T0100Z/
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 AM MDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 310...311...312 AND 313...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL 
  AND EASTERN LARAMIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE 
  RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 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 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.

&&

$$

RJM
839 
WWUS85 KCYS 092119
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
319 PM MDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310...311...312 AND
313...

NEZ311>313-WYZ310-100100-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140410T0100Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
319 PM MDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES
310... 311...312 AND 313...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL 
  AND EASTERN LARAMIE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311 PINE 
  RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 312 BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 313 SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL 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.

&&

$$

TT
178 
WWUS85 KCYS 100057
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
657 PM MDT WED APR 9 2014

NEZ311>313-WYZ310-100200-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140410T0100Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
657 PM MDT WED APR 9 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310...311...312 AND 313...

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

HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING
AND WINDS HAVE BEEN DECREASING. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

FINCH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 3:40 AM CDTFire Weather WatchCYS13 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.