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WWUS85 KCYS 160014
RFWCYS
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
614 PM MDT WED APR 15 2026
.RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY FROM NOON TO 8PM.
NEZ434>437-WYZ417>419-430>433-170200-
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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-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS-
LARAMIE FOOTHILLS AND HIGH PLAINS-LARAMIE EAST HIGH PLAINS-
BORDEAUX/CHUGWATER/WHEATLAND-GOSHEN/MIDDLE-
LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
614 PM MDT WED APR 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR LOW RH AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 430,
431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, AND 437...
* AFFECTED AREAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 430 THROUGH 437 ALONG AND
EAST OF THE I-25 CORRIDOR.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT
* 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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