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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1254 AM MDT FRI MAR 13 2026
NEZ436-437-WYZ430>433-140000-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260315T0000Z/
LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN/SCOTTSBLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT-
LODGEPOLE CREEK/SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE-
LARAMIE FOOTHILLS AND HIGH PLAINS-LARAMIE EAST HIGH PLAINS-
BORDEAUX/CHUGWATER/WHEATLAND-GOSHEN/MIDDLE-
LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
1254 AM MDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 430, 431, 432, 433, 436
AND 437...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 430, 431, 432, 433, 436, AND 437.
* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP 70 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 15 AND 22 PERCENT.
* NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES...BETWEEN 30 TO 45 PERCENT. SOME
LOCATIONS NEAR INTERSTATE 25 MAY BE AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.
* 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.
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