Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Mar 20, 2016, 2:47 PM MDT. It took effect at Mar 21, 2016, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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 20, 2016, 2:47 PM MDT (20:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2016, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2016, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted.
628 WWUS85 KCYS 202047 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 247 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF THE PLAINS ON MONDAY... .WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS ON MONDAY WILL CAUSE MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP TO BETWEEN 13-17 PERCENT FOR MANY AREAS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 25-35 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS COULD PRODUCE RAPID FIRE SPREAD IF A FIRE STARTS IN THE DORMANT GRASSES. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE FOR MUCH OF LARAMIE COUNTY AS SNOW HAS NOT COMPLETELY MELTED YET ACROSS THIS AREA. NEZ311>313-WYZ301-310-211200- /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0002.160321T1600Z-160322T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0002.160321T1600Z-160322T0200Z/ 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- 247 PM MDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311-313 AND 301...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 OUTSIDE OF LARAMIE COUNTY. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...13 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ RJM
2 follow-up statements
144 WWUS85 KCYS 210929 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 329 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR AREAS EAST OF LARAMIE RANGE TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... .WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY WILL CAUSE MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP TO BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT FOR MANY AREAS EAST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE. BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 25-35 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS COULD PRODUCE RAPID FIRE SPREAD IF A FIRE STARTS IN THE DORMANT GRASSES. NEZ311>313-WYZ301-310-220200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0002.160321T1600Z-160322T0200Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX- SCOTTS BLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT/WILDCAT HILLS- NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 329 AM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 311-313 AND 301...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310 OUTSIDE OF LARAMIE COUNTY. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE ACROSS THE AREA WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
410 WWUS85 KCYS 220135 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 735 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 NEZ311>313-WYZ301-310-220245- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160322T0200Z/ 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- 735 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...310...311...312 AND 313... WINDS HAVE STARTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS WITH HUMIDITIES INCREASING OVER 20 PERCENT. THEREFORE...WILL ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2:10 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | CYS | 13 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.