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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Cheyenne WY

322 AM MDT Mon Jun 29 2026



NEZ436-437-WYZ417>419-430>433-292300-

/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0018.260629T1600Z-260630T0300Z/

/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0029.260629T1600Z-260630T0300Z/

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-

North Laramie Range and Adjacent High Plains-

Laramie Foothills and High Plains-Laramie East High Plains-

Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland-Goshen/Middle-

Lower North Platte River Basin-

322 AM MDT Mon Jun 29 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT

THIS EVENING...



The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag

Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT

this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. 



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 417, 418, 419, 430, 431, 432,

  433, 436, and 437. 



* WIND...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. 

  Localized gusts up to 60 mph are possible. Winds will become 

  more westerly in the late afternoon and evening hours as they 

  gradually weaken.



* HUMIDITY...Between 10 and 20 percent. The lowest humidity is 

  expected south of the North Platte River. 



* 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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NEZ434-435-292300-

/O.CON.KCYS.FW.A.0018.260629T1600Z-260630T0300Z/

Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest-

Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River-

322 AM MDT Mon Jun 29 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT THIS

MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA 

PANHANDLE...



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 434 and 435. 



* WIND...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. 

  Localized gusts up to 60 mph are possible. Winds will become 

  more westerly in the late afternoon and evening hours as they 

  gradually weaken.



* HUMIDITY...Between 14 and 20 percent. 



* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 

  Outdoor burning is not recommended.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions

are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible

Red Flag Warnings.



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