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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Cheyenne WY

1255 PM MDT Wed Oct 7 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY

EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF NE AND

WY...



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Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest-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-Upper

North Platte River Basin-North Snowy Range Foothills-

Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland-

1255 PM MDT Wed Oct 7 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY

EVENING...



The National Weather Service in Cheyenne WY has issued a Fire Weather

Watch.



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 417 through 422, 425, 427, 432,

  and 434.



* TIMING...From Friday afternoon through Friday evening.



* WINDS...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 12 to 20 percent.



* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor

  burning is not recommended.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are

possible during the valid watch time. These conditions could promote

the rapid spread of wildfires which could become life-threatening.



Follow all fire restrictions. Avoid activities that could cause

sparks.



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