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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 23, 2016

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Jun 23, 2016, 1:42 PM MDT. It took effect at Jun 24, 2016, 12:00 PM 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
Jun 23, 2016, 1:42 PM MDT (19:42 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 24, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jun 24, 2016, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

As transmitted.

652 
WWUS85 KCYS 231942
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
142 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016

WYZ301-241100-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0003.160624T1700Z-160625T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0004.160624T1800Z-160625T0300Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-
142 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301...MAINLY THE WESTERN
  PORTION.

* WIND...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  30 TO 35 MPH BY MIDDLE TO LATE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS EXPECTED
  NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT

* THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN
  THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY 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 VERY WARM TEMPERATURES
CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

TT
3 follow-up statements
183 
WWUS85 KCYS 240723
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
123 AM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY FOR
FWZ 301...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY FWZ 301 FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES...

.WESTERLY WINDS WILL MIX DOWN FROM HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE
ATMOSPHERE TODAY WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE MID
90S. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO FALL WITH THESE WARM
TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOW TEENS ACROSS CONVERSE COUNTY. MORE
WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY AS DRIER AIR MOVES INTO
THE AREA AS WELL.

WYZ301-250000-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0004.160625T1700Z-160626T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0004.160624T1800Z-160625T0300Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-
123 AM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 301...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301.

* WIND...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  30 TO 35 MPH BY MIDDLE TO LATE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS EXPECTED
  NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
  SATURDAY WITH WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH
  POSSIBLE.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT

* THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
  IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY 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 VERY WARM TEMPERATURES
CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$
824 
WWUS85 KCYS 242018
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
218 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016

WYZ301-251215-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160625T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0004.160625T1700Z-160626T0300Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-
218 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301.

* WIND...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  25 TO 30 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. 

* HUMIDITY...12 TO 17 PERCENT. LOWER HUMIDITIES POSSIBLE SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY 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 VERY WARM TEMPERATURES
CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$
245 
WWUS85 KCYS 250300
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
900 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016

WYZ301-251100-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160625T0300Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0004.160625T1700Z-160626T0300Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-
900 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301...

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 301...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301.

* WIND...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  25 TO 30 MPH. 

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY 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 VERY WARM TEMPERATURES
CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cheyenne, WY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 1:48 AM MDTFire Weather WatchCYS12 hr
Jun 23, 1:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementCYSLaramie45 min

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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.