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WWUS85 KCYS 280038
RFWCYS
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
538 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2026
NEZ434-435-WYZ417-418-280145-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260228T0100Z/
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX/NIOBRARA RIVER-
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-
MIDDLE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN/NIOBRARA AND CONVERSE HIGH PLAINS-
538 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, 434, AND
435...
CONDITIONS ARE BEGINNING TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE NORTH OF THE NORTH
PLATTE RIVER VALLEY. WHILE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH WILL PRODUCE
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THESE AREAS AGAIN ON SATURDAY,
RH IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS DUE TO A WEAK
COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA.
NEZ436-437-WYZ430>433-281200-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260301T0000Z/
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-
538 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST 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 TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO
40 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT.
* HIGHEST THREAT...THE MOST CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR EAST OF THE
LARAMIE RANGE INTO THE SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THE
DRIEST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED HERE WITH SOME OF THE
STRONGEST WINDS.
* 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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