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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1233 AM MDT THU MAY 14 2026
...MULTI DAY RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS...
NEZ434>437-150000-
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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-
1233 AM MDT THU MAY 14 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
LOW HUMIDITY, BREEZY CONDITIONS AND POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 434, 435, 436, AND 437...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 434 THROUGH 437 (NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE).
* WIND...FOR THURSDAY, NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH. FOR FRIDAY, NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 30 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, 5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES CAN BE
EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
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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