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WWUS85 KCYS 131829
SPSCYS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1229 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
WYZ101>111-113-115>119-160100-
CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-
UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-
SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-
EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BILL, DOUGLAS, DEER CREEK, GLENROCK,
LUSK, REDBIRD, GARRETT, SEMINOE DAM, MEDICINE BOW, SHIRLEY BASIN,
BORDEAUX, WHEATLAND, GUERNSEY, TORRINGTON, RAWLINS, ARLINGTON,
ELK MOUNTAIN, BAGGS, SARATOGA, ENCAMPMENT, BOSLER, LARAMIE,
BUFORD, PUMPKIN VINE, VEDAUWOO, WHITAKER, FEDERAL, HORSE CREEK,
CHEYENNE, AND PINE BLUFFS
1229 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST WYOMING THURSDAY &
FRIDAY...
A ZONAL FLOW PATTERN OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING WILL LEAD TO STRONG
WINDS ON BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AND 35 MPH ON FRIDAY. A DRY AIRMASS IN
PLACE BOTH DAYS WILL LEAD TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 10
PERCENT. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT WILL ALSO BE POOR. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND EXTREMELY DRY
CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED FIRE DANGER. HOWEVER, GIVEN
RECENT MOISTURE AND GREEN UP OF VEGETATION ACROSS THE AREA, FUELS
ARE CURRENTLY NON-CRITICAL. DESPITE THIS, OUTDOOR BURNING IS
STILL NOT RECOMMENDED GIVEN THE CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
USE CAUTION, DON'T BE THE SPARK!
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