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Red Flag Warning 38, NWS Cheyenne, WY

September 26, 2021

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this red flag warning at Sep 26, 2021, 1:37 AM MDT. It took effect at Sep 26, 2021, 11:00 AM 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
Sep 26, 2021, 1:37 AM MDT (07:37 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 26, 2021, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
Sep 26, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

The text

As transmitted.

418 
WWUS85 KCYS 260737
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
137 AM MDT Sun Sep 26 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING 11 AM TO 8 PM TODAY FOR FWZ 303...308 AND
310...

NEZ313-WYZ301-302-304>307-260845-
/O.CAN.KCYS.FW.A.0036.210926T1700Z-210927T0200Z/
Scotts Bluff National Monument/Wildcat Hills-
Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National
Grassland-North Laramie Range/Medicine Bow NF-
Southwest Carbon County-Sierra Madre Range/Medicine Bow NF-
Upper North Platte River Basin-Snowy Range/Medicine Bow NF-
137 AM MDT Sun Sep 26 2021

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 307, AND
313...

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has cancelled the Fire
Weather Watch. 

Forecast wind speed are expected to remain below critical levels
today. Therefore, the watch has been cancelled.

$$

WYZ303-308-310-270000-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0036.210926T1700Z-210927T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0038.210926T1700Z-210927T0200Z/
Central and Northern Carbon/Ferris-Seminoe-Shirley Mountains-
Laramie Valley/Shirley Basin-
Platte/Goshen/Central and Eastern Laramie-
137 AM MDT Sun Sep 26 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER 
ZONES 303, 308, AND 310...

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT
this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. 

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 303...308 and 310.

* WIND...West to southwest 15 to 20 MPH with gusts to 25 to 30 
  MPH possible.

* HUMIDITY...12 to 15 percent.

* HAINES...4 to 5.

* 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
860 
WWUS85 KCYS 261918
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
118 PM MDT Sun Sep 26 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING 11 AM TO 8 PM TODAY FOR FWZ 303...308 AND
310...

WYZ303-308-310-270200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-210927T0200Z/
Central and Northern Carbon/Ferris-Seminoe-Shirley Mountains-
Laramie Valley/Shirley Basin-
Platte/Goshen/Central and Eastern Laramie-
118 PM MDT Sun Sep 26 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303, 308,
AND 310...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 303...308 and 310.

* WIND...West to southwest 15 to 20 MPH with gusts to 25 to 30 
  MPH possible.

* HUMIDITY...12 to 15 percent.

* HAINES...4 to 5.

* 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.

&&

$$
550 
WWUS85 KCYS 270150
RFWCYS

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
750 PM MDT Sun Sep 26 2021


WYZ303-308-310-270300-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-210927T0200Z/
Central and Northern Carbon/Ferris-Seminoe-Shirley Mountains-
Laramie Valley/Shirley Basin-
Platte/Goshen/Central and Eastern Laramie-
750 PM MDT Sun Sep 26 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303, 308, AND
310...

Decreasing winds and increasing humidity this evening will warrant
an expiration of the Red Flag Warning.

$$

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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.