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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1232 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2026
WYZ418-010000-
/O.EXB.KCYS.FW.W.0005.260228T1800Z-260301T0000Z/
MIDDLE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN/NIOBRARA AND CONVERSE HIGH PLAINS-
1232 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 418...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 418.
* WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH.
* HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT.
* HIGHEST THREAT...THE MOST CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR INTO CENTRAL CONVERSE
COUNTY.
* 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.
NEZ436-437-WYZ430>433-010000-
/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-
1232 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY 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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