Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Cheyenne, WY

Issued

Apr 11, 2015, 2:35 AM MDT (08:35 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 11, 2015, 9:00 AM MDT

Expired

Apr 11, 2015, 8:00 PM MDT

In force

11 hr

Issued by

NWS Cheyenne, WY

781 
WWUS85 KCYS 110835
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
235 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ZONES 301...302...306...AND 310-312
THIS AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AHEAD OF AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THESE
CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH DRY GRASSES WILL LEAD TO RAPID FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE
POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY BUT MAINLY FOR THE SOUTHERN ZONES.

WYZ301-120200-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0006.150411T1500Z-150412T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0009.150411T1500Z-150412T0200Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-
235 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301.

* WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH
  GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 301.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...NONE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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-WYZ302-306-310-120200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0009.150411T1500Z-150412T0200Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
235 AM MDT SAT APR 11 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311 AND 312 IN THE NORTHERN
  NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING...FIRE WEATHER ZONES
  302 MAINLY BELOW 7500 FEET...306...AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
  310.

* WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH
  GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...NONE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

RJM

055 
WWUS85 KCYS 120150
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
750 PM MDT SAT APR 11 2015

.WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
INCREASE THIS EVENING. THEREFORE RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS NO LONGER
LIKELY.

NEZ311-312-WYZ301-302-306-310-120300-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150412T0200Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
750 PM MDT SAT APR 11 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 301...302...306...310... 311 AND 312...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
INCREASE THIS EVENING. THEREFORE RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS NO LONGER
LIKELY.

$$
LIEBL

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