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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1019 AM MDT WED APR 15 2026
.RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY FROM NOON TO 8PM.
NEZ434>437-WYZ430>433-160030-
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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-
LARAMIE FOOTHILLS AND HIGH PLAINS-LARAMIE EAST HIGH PLAINS-
BORDEAUX/CHUGWATER/WHEATLAND-GOSHEN/MIDDLE-
LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
1019 AM MDT WED APR 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING 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...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* 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.
WYZ417>419-160030-
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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-
1019 AM MDT WED APR 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
LOW RH AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, AND
419...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 417.FIRE WEATHER ZONE
418.FIRE WEATHER ZONE 419.
* 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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