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Red Flag Warning 36, NWS Cheyenne, WY
NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Oct 31, 2016, 2:15 PM CDT. It took effect at Oct 31, 2016, 2:43 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 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
- Oct 31, 2016, 2:15 PM CDT (19:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 31, 2016, 2:43 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2016, 7:07 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Cheyenne, WY
The text
As transmitted.
547 WWUS85 KCYS 311915 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 115 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... NEZ311-010200- /O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0036.161031T2100Z-161101T0200Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- 115 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311... 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 311. * WIND...WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...14 TO 17 PERCENT. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
2 follow-up statements
843 WWUS85 KCYS 311943 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 143 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... NEZ311-010200- /O.EXT.KCYS.FW.W.0036.161031T1943Z-161101T0200Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- 143 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311. * WIND...WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...14 TO 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
401 WWUS85 KCYS 010007 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 607 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED EARLY FOR FWZ 313... NEZ311-010115- /O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-161101T0200Z/ PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS- 607 PM MDT MON OCT 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 311... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. LATEST OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE SHOW HUMIDITIES RISING SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS AND WINDS EASING SLOWLY. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 3:36 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | CYS | Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Kimball, Morrill and 2 more | 15 hr |
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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.