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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1227 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY FOR MOST OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING...
...FRED FLAG WARNING ISSUED SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE WESTERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...
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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-
1227 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* 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 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH
MAINLY BETWEEN 10AM AND 8PM EACH DAY.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS OF 8 TO 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON,
MAXIMUMS OF 35 TO 50 PERCENT IN THE EARLY MORNING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIDELY SCATTERED VIRGA SHOWERS SATURDAY
EVENING MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING ALONG WITH GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS.
* 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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PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST-
BOX BUTTE/SOUTH SIOUX/NIOBRARA RIVER-
LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN/SCOTTSBLUFF NATIONAL MONUMENT-
LODGEPOLE CREEK/SOUTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE-
1227 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* 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 35 MPH
MAINLY BETWEEN 10AM AND 8PM EACH DAY.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS OF 8 TO 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON,
MAXIMUMS OF 35 TO 50 PERCENT IN THE EARLY MORNING.
* 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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