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WWUS85 KCYS 081738
RFWCYS
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1138 AM MDT SUN MAR 8 2026
.RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE ON MONDAY.
.FIRE WEATHER WATCH CANCELLED FOR WYOMING FIRE WEATHER ZONE 430 ON
MONDAY.
WYZ430-081845-
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LARAMIE FOOTHILLS AND HIGH PLAINS-
1138 AM MDT SUN MAR 8 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR LOW RH AND GUSTY WINDS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 430...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
LINGERING SNOW AND GROUND MOISTURE WILL LIMIT THE OVERALL FIRE
THREAT ON MONDAY DESPITE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY.
NEZ434>437-WYZ417-418-431>433-091200-
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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-
LARAMIE EAST HIGH PLAINS-BORDEAUX/CHUGWATER/WHEATLAND-
GOSHEN/MIDDLE-LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
1138 AM MDT SUN MAR 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOW
RH AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, 431, 432,
433, 434, 435, 436, AND 437...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY.
* WIND... WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
* HUMIDITY... BETWEEN 13 AND 20 PERCENT
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* ADDITIONAL INFO...LINGERING AREAS OF SNOW COVER WILL REMAIN IN
ISOLATED AREAS OF FAR SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING AND THE SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. THESE VERY LOCALIZED AREAS WITH LINGERING
SNOW COVER WILL SEE GREATLY REDUCED FIRE WEATHER THREATS DUE TO
INCREASED GROUND MOISTURE.
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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