Red Flag Warning for Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains; North Laramie Range and Adjacent High Plains +11 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Central and West Carbon, Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains, Laramie Foothills and High Plains, Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains, Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland, North Laramie Range and Adjacent High Plains, North Laramie Valley/Shirley Basin, North Snowy Range Foothills and 6 more
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What is happening
Impacts: any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
What the bulletin says to do
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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Tuesday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 417 through 430. * WIND...West to northwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, turning northerly into the evening hours. * HUMIDITY...Between 8 and 16 percent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Isolated high-based showers will have the potential to produce gusty and erratic winds along with a few strikes of lightning without much, if any, rainfall during the afternoon and evening hours. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Lifecycle record
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Red Flag Warning issued August 11 at 1:08AM MDT until August 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
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Red Flag Warning issued August 10 at 9:27PM MDT until August 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
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Red Flag Warning issued August 10 at 9:27PM MDT until August 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
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Red Flag Warning issued August 10 at 1:51PM MDT until August 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
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Red Flag Warning issued August 10 at 1:51PM MDT until August 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Cheyenne WY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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