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Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Cheyenne, WY

July 9, 2016

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Jul 9, 2016, 2:56 AM MDT. It took effect at Jul 9, 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 9, 2016, 2:56 AM MDT (08:56 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 9, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jul 9, 2016, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

As transmitted.

684 
WWUS85 KCYS 090856
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
256 AM MDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
301...

.GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 MPH AND LOW AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES ACROSS CONVERSE COUNTY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS LASTING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SIMILAR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

WYZ301-091700-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0007.160709T1800Z-160710T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0008.160709T1800Z-160710T0200Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-
256 AM MDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY 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 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND...SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO
  30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 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
760 
WWUS85 KCYS 091913
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
113 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2016

WYZ301-101200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0008.160710T1800Z-160711T0200Z/
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160710T0200Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-
113 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 301... 

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

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 8 TO 12 PERCENT. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL 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.

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

&&

$$

NEZ311-312-WYZ310-101200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0008.160710T1800Z-160711T0200Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
113 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 310...311 AND 312...

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

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR 
  BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

HAMMER
079 
WWUS85 KCYS 100201
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
801 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT ON SUNDAY FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
301...310...311 AND 312...

.GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND LOW AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

WYZ301-101015-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160710T0200Z/
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0008.160710T1800Z-160711T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0009.160710T1800Z-160711T0200Z/
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-
801 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2016


...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 301...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 8 TO 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR 
  BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

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.

&&

$$

NEZ311-312-WYZ310-101015-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0008.160710T1800Z-160711T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0009.160710T1800Z-160711T0200Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST/OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLANDS-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX-PLATTE/GOSHEN/CENTRAL AND EASTERN LARAMIE-
801 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 310...311 AND
312...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE LATE
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR 
  BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 1:13 PM MDTFire Weather WatchCYS7 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.