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Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 25, 2016

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Jun 25, 2016, 2:32 AM MDT. It took effect at Jun 25, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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 25, 2016, 2:32 AM MDT (08:32 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 25, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired: Jun 25, 2016, 8:00 PM MDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

As transmitted.

886 
WWUS85 KCYS 250832
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
232 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016

...RAPID FIRE SPREAD CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301.

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY THIS MORNING BEHIND A COOL
FRONT WITH THE GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.
DRIER AIR BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL ALLOW MINIMUM HUMIDITIES TO FALL
TO AS LOW AS AROUND 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

WYZ301-260230-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0004.160625T1700Z-160626T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0005.160625T1800Z-160626T0200Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-
232 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 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 FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301.

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

* HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 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 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.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

598 
WWUS85 KCYS 260150
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
750 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING...

WYZ301-260300-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160626T0200Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-
750 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301...

WINDS HAVE EASED AND TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE FALL. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EASING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME AT 8 PM.

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 6:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Goshen, Laramie	35 min
Jun 24, 11:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Albany	26 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.