299  
WWUS85 KCYS 231806  
RFWCYS  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
1206 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE  
WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, 421, 422, 423, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434,  
435, 436, AND 437...  
 
NEZ434>437-WYZ417-418-421>423-430>433-241200-  
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.A.0007.260325T1800Z-260326T0200Z/  
PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-  
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX/NIOBRARA RIVER-  
LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN/SCOTTSBLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT-  
LODGEPOLE CREEK/SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE-  
NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL  
GRASSLAND-  
MIDDLE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN/NIOBRARA AND CONVERSE HIGH PLAINS-  
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL AND WEST CARBON-  
SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-LARAMIE FOOTHILLS AND HIGH PLAINS-  
LARAMIE EAST HIGH PLAINS-BORDEAUX/CHUGWATER/WHEATLAND-  
GOSHEN/MIDDLE-LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-  
1206 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2026  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE  
WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, 421, 422, 423, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434,  
435, 436, AND 437...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE  
WEATHER WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, 421, 422, 423, 430,  
431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, AND 437  
 
* WIND...GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.  
 
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15% POSSIBLE.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.  
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  
 
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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