Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Aug 22, 2016, 8:03 PM MDT. It took effect at Aug 23, 2016, 10:00 AM MDT. 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
- Aug 22, 2016, 8:03 PM MDT (02:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 23, 2016, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2016, 7:24 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted.
829 WWUS85 KCYS 230203 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 803 PM MDT MON AUG 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF THE HIGH COUNTRY OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY FOR CARBON AND ALBANY COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AS WELL AS SOUTHWESTERN CONVERSE COUNTY. WYZ302>304-306-308-231415- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160823T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0018.160823T1600Z-160824T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0021.160823T1600Z-160824T0200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- 803 PM MDT MON AUG 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303...304...306 AND 308... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303...304...306 AND 308... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 302. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308. * WIND...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. 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. && $$ WYZ301-230315- /O.CAN.KCYS.FW.A.0018.160823T1600Z-160824T0200Z/ /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160823T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND- 803 PM MDT MON AUG 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... $$ NEZ311-312-WYZ309-310-230315- /O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160823T0200Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 803 PM MDT MON AUG 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 309...310...311 AND 312... $$
5 follow-up statements
540 WWUS85 KCYS 230814 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 214 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF THE HIGH COUNTRY OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY FOR PARTS OF CARBON AND ALBANY COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AS WELL AS SOUTHWESTERN CONVERSE COUNTY. WYZ302>304-306-308-240200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0021.160823T1600Z-160824T0200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- 214 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303...304...306 AND 308... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT TODAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 302. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308. * WIND...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
538 WWUS85 KCYS 231343 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 743 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF THE HIGH COUNTRY OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY FOR MOST OF CONVERSE...CARBON AND ALBANY COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING AS WELL AS SOUTHWESTERN CONVERSE COUNTY. WYZ301-240000- /O.EXA.KCYS.FW.W.0021.160823T1600Z-160824T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND- 743 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. * WIND...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. 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. && $$ WYZ302>304-306-308-240000- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0021.160823T1600Z-160824T0200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- 743 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303...304... 306 AND 308... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 302. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308. * WIND...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
809 WWUS85 KCYS 231500 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 900 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF THE HIGH COUNTRY OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY. A COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST THAT WILL KEEP WINDS STRONG. WINDS COULD EASE THIS AFTERNOON AND WE WILL BE WATCHING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. WYZ309-310-232300- /O.EXA.KCYS.FW.W.0021.160823T1600Z-160824T0200Z/ SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 900 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 309 AND 310... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310. * WIND...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. 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. && $$ WYZ301>304-306-308-232300- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0021.160823T1600Z-160824T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND-NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- 900 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301...302...303...304...306 AND 308... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 302. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308. * WIND...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
594 WWUS85 KCYS 232108 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 308 PM MDT TUE AUG 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF THE HIGH COUNTRY OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING TODAY. A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST THAT WILL KEEP WINDS STRONG. WINDS COULD EASE BEHIND THE FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WYZ301-232215- /O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160824T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND- 308 PM MDT TUE AUG 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH CONVERSE AND NIOBRARA COUNTY WITH HUMIDITIES RISING SLOWLY AND WINDS EASING. COULD STILL SEE GUSTS IN THE LOW TO MID 20 MPH RANGE...BUT WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ WYZ302>304-306-308>310-240200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160824T0200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 308 PM MDT TUE AUG 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303...304... 306...308...309 AND 310... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 302. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 304. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 306. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 309. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310. * WIND...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
049 WWUS85 KCYS 240124 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 724 PM MDT TUE AUG 23 2016 WYZ302>304-306-308>310-240230- /O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160824T0200Z/ NORTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE/MEDICINE BOW NF- PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE- 724 PM MDT TUE AUG 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 302...303...304...306...308...309 AND 310... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG WITH SLOWLY RECOVERING HUMIDITIES. $$ RUBIN
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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.