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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
857 PM MDT MON JUN 15 2026
NEZ434>437-WYZ417-418-432-433-170000-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-260616T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0017.260616T1800Z-260618T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0027.260616T1800Z-260618T0400Z/
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-
BORDEAUX/CHUGWATER/WHEATLAND-GOSHEN/MIDDLE-
LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-
857 PM MDT MON JUN 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 10 PM
MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND POOR RECOVERIES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, 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 TUESDAY TO 10 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, 432, 433, 434,
435, 436, AND 437.
* WIND... ON TUESDAY, WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 40
MPH. ON WEDNESDAY, NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 55 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...ON TUESDAY 10 TO 14 PERCENT. ON WEDNESDAY, 12 TO 20
PERCENT. POOR RECOVERIES EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT.
* 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.
WYZ430-431-170000-
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0017.260616T1800Z-260618T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0027.260616T1800Z-260618T0400Z/
LARAMIE FOOTHILLS AND HIGH PLAINS-LARAMIE EAST HIGH PLAINS-
857 PM MDT MON JUN 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 10 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND POOR RECOVERIES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 430 AND 431...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 10 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 430 AND 431.
* WIND... ON TUESDAY, WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 40
MPH. ON WEDNESDAY, NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 55 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...ON TUESDAY 10 TO 14 PERCENT. ON WEDNESDAY, 12 TO 20
PERCENT. POOR RECOVERIES EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT.
* 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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