Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Sep 1, 2016, 2:19 PM MDT. It took effect at Sep 2, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 3 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
- Sep 1, 2016, 2:19 PM MDT (20:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 2, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2016, 3:01 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted.
383 WWUS85 KCYS 012019 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 219 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2016 WYZ301-020430- /O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0020.160902T1800Z-160903T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0023.160902T1800Z-160903T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND- 219 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301...MAINLY ACROSS CONVERSE COUNTY. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW DRY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE AREA. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ WYZ303-308-020430- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0020.160902T1800Z-160903T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- 219 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303 AND 308... * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. NORTHERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303. NORTHERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HUMIDITIES AROUND 15 TO 18 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE AREA. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES COULD CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
224 WWUS85 KCYS 020216 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 816 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303 AND 308... WYZ301-021200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0023.160902T1800Z-160903T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND- 816 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301...MAINLY ACROSS CONVERSE COUNTY. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW DRY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE AREA. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ WYZ303-308-021200- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0020.160902T1800Z-160903T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- 816 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303 AND 308... * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. NORTHERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 303. NORTHERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 308. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HUMIDITIES AROUND 15 TO 18 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE AREA. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES COULD CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
012 WWUS85 KCYS 020823 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 223 AM MDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... WYZ303-308-020930- /O.CAN.KCYS.FW.A.0020.160902T1800Z-160903T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CARBON/FERRIS-SEMINOE-SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS- LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN- 223 AM MDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303 AND 308... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. INCREASING CLOUDS AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD KEEP AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES HIGH ENOUGH TO KEEP CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT BAY. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL LIKELY THOUGH THAT COULD CREATE RAPID FIRE SPREADS THROUGH THE DAY. $$ WYZ301-030000- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0023.160902T1800Z-160903T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND- 223 AM MDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND CRITICAL AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW DRY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE AREA. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
509 WWUS85 KCYS 022101 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 301 PM MDT FRI SEP 2 2016 WYZ301-022215- /O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160903T0200Z/ NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL GRASSLAND- 301 PM MDT FRI SEP 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE FAILED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS HUMIDITIES REMAIN ABOVE 20 PERCENT AND SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE STRUGGLED TO INCREASE ABOVE 20 MPH. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2:10 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | CYS | 24 hr |
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Sources
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