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RFWCYS
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1230 PM MST SAT FEB 28 2026
NEZ436-437-WYZ418-430>433-010000-
/O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260301T0000Z/
LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN/SCOTTSBLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT-
LODGEPOLE CREEK/SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE-
MIDDLE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN/NIOBRARA AND CONVERSE HIGH PLAINS-
LARAMIE FOOTHILLS AND HIGH PLAINS-LARAMIE EAST HIGH PLAINS-
BORDEAUX/CHUGWATER/WHEATLAND-GOSHEN/MIDDLE-
LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
1230 PM MST SAT FEB 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON 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.
* 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.
* 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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