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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
747 PM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026
NEZ434-435-131200-
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PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX/NIOBRARA RIVER-
747 PM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 434 AND 435...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 434 AND 435.
* WIND...SOUTH WINDS AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...12 TO 16 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND STORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN
CONCERN WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AS
WELL AS DRY LIGHTNING.
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.
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