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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
152 AM MDT SUN MAY 3 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED FOR LARAMIE COUNTY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITY ON SUNDAY...
WYZ430-431-040200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0022.260503T1600Z-260504T0200Z/
LARAMIE FOOTHILLS AND HIGH PLAINS-LARAMIE EAST HIGH PLAINS-
152 AM MDT SUN MAY 3 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 430 AND 431...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 430 AND 431.
* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING 25 TO 30 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 12 AND 15 PERCENT
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ISOLATED VIRGA SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
* 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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