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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Cheyenne WY

1132 PM MDT Sun Jul 12 2026







.RED FLAG Warning was extended through Wednesday.



NEZ435>437-140000-

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Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River-

Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument-

Lodgepole Creek/Southern Nebraska Panhandle-

1132 PM MDT Sun Jul 12 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR LOW RH,

CRITICAL FUELS, AND BREEZY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 435, 436,

AND 437...



The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag

Warning, which is in effect until 8 PM MDT Wednesday. 



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 417, 418, 423, and 430 

  through 434. 



* WIND...South 10 to 15 mph gusting up to 35 mph



* HUMIDITY...Between 10 and 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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NEZ434-WYZ417>420-423-427-430>433-140000-

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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-Southwest Carbon County-

North Snowy Range Foothills-Laramie Foothills and High Plains-

Laramie East High Plains-Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland-

Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin-

1132 PM MDT Sun Jul 12 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR LOW RH,

CRITICAL FUELS, AND BREEZY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 417, 418,

419, 420, 423, 427, 430, 431, 432, 433, AND 434...



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 417, 418, 423, and 430 

  through 434. 



* WIND...South 10 to 15 mph gusting up to 35 mph



* HUMIDITY...Between 10 and 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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