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Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Cheyenne, WY

July 6, 2016

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Jul 6, 2016, 3:37 AM MDT. It took effect at Jul 6, 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: Jul 6, 2016, 3:37 AM MDT (09:37 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 6, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired: Jul 6, 2016, 7:58 PM MDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

As transmitted.

338 
WWUS85 KCYS 060937
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
337 AM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 301 THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...

.HOT...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST
WYOMING BY AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.
WEST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH HUMIDITIES THAT WILL
FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS CAPABLE OF RAPID FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT
RECOMMENDED TODAY.

WYZ301-310-070000-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0005.160706T1800Z-160707T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0006.160706T1800Z-160707T0200Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
337 AM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 301 AND 310...

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 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 ZONES 301 AND 310. WORST CONDITIONS
  WILL BE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR ON THE WEST SIDE OF
  FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 310.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMDIITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10
  AND 15 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON...MAINLY FOR ZONE 301 AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF 310.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WOULD SPREAD EXTREMELY RAPIDLY
  TODAY. 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.

&&

$$

HAHN

2 follow-up statements

549 
WWUS85 KCYS 062032
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
232 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 301 THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...

.HOT...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
WYOMING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WEST WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
COMBINED WITH HUMIDITIES THAT WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAPABLE OF RAPID FIRE
GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED TODAY.

WYZ301-310-070200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160707T0200Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
232 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
301 AND 310...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 310. WORST 
  CONDITIONS WILL BE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR ON THE 
  WEST SIDE OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 310. 

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 
  AND 15 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON...MAINLY FOR ZONE 301 AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF 310.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WOULD SPREAD EXTREMELY 
  RAPIDLY TODAY. 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.

&&

$$

571 
WWUS85 KCYS 070158
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
758 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED...

.HUMIDITIES CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RECOVER ALONG WITH DECREASING
WINDS.

WYZ301-310-070300-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160707T0200Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
758 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WINDS AND HUMIDITIES FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 310...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 6:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Niobrara	43 min
Jul 6, 2:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Niobrara	45 min
Jul 6, 2:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Niobrara	50 min
Jul 6, 3:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CYS	Niobrara	28 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.