Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Feb 26, 2016, 10:32 AM MST. It took effect at Feb 27, 2016, 10:00 AM MST. 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
- Feb 26, 2016, 10:32 AM MST (17:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2016, 10:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2016, 6:17 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted.
638 WWUS85 KCYS 261732 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1032 AM MST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR AREAS TO THE EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... .TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE MILD ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE PLAINS WITH HIGHS IN THE 60S. THE COMBINATION OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS AND BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT FOR AREAS TO THE EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. NEZ311>313-WYZ301-310-271200- /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0001.160227T1700Z-160228T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0001.160227T1700Z-160228T0200Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 1032 AM MST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...310...311...312 AND 313... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311...312 AND 313. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 310. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE ACROSS THE AREA WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS. 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 MAY LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ RUBIN
3 follow-up statements
880 WWUS85 KCYS 270824 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 124 AM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR AREAS TO THE EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... .TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE MILD TODAY ACROSS THE PLAINS WITH HIGHS IN THE 60S. THE COMBINATION OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS AND BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THREAT FOR AREAS TO THE EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. NEZ311>313-WYZ301-310-280000- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0001.160227T1700Z-160228T0200Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 124 AM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...310...311...312 AND 313... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311...312 AND 313. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 310. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE ACROSS THE AREA WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES MAY LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
083 WWUS85 KCYS 272045 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 145 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR AREAS TO THE EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE... NEZ311>313-WYZ301-310-280200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160228T0200Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 145 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301... 310...311...312 AND 313... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311...312 AND 313 IN WESTERN NEBRASKA. FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 310 IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE ACROSS THE AREA WILL LIKELY SPREAD DUE TO DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS. 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 MAY LEAD TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
147 WWUS85 KCYS 280117 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 617 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...310...311...312 AND 313... NEZ311>313-WYZ301-310-280230- /O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160228T0200Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 617 PM MST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...310...311...312 AND 313... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. TEMPERATURES COOLED INTO THE 50S AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES INCREASED ABOVE 15 PERCENT. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 1:57 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | CYS | 9 hr | |
| Feb 26, 10:29 AM MST | High Wind Warning | CYS | Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Platte | 37 hr |
Nearby
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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.