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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
109 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2026
...RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH 9PM FOR MOST OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...
WYZ417>423-425-427>433-310300-
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NIOBRARA/LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CONVERSE/THUNDER BASIN NATIONAL
GRASSLAND-
MIDDLE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN/NIOBRARA AND CONVERSE HIGH PLAINS-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS-
NORTH LARAMIE VALLEY/SHIRLEY BASIN-
FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL AND WEST CARBON-
SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN LARAMIE VALLEY-
SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE FOOTHILLS AND HIGH PLAINS-
LARAMIE EAST HIGH PLAINS-BORDEAUX/CHUGWATER/WHEATLAND-
GOSHEN/MIDDLE-LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
109 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 417, 418,
419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 425, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, AND
433...
* AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING EXCEPT THE HIGHER
MOUNTAINS WHERE SNOW COVER REMAINS, INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 425, 427, 428, 429,
430, 431, 432, AND 433.
* WIND...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 55 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON & EVENING. THESE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND A FEW ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES
WITH LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION.
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.
NEZ434>437-310300-
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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-
109 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 434, 435, 436,
AND 437...
* AFFECTED AREA...THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE, INCLUDING FIRE
WEATHER ZONES, 434, 435, 436, 437.
* WIND...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON & EVENING. THESE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND A FEW ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES
WITH LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION.
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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