Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 16 at 12:49AM MDT until March 20 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 15, 2026 - 11:49pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
...TWO PART FIRE WEATHER WATCH...
.PART ONE WILL FEATURE STRONG WINDS AND MARGINAL RH, PART TWO WILL
FEATURE GUSTY WINDS AND CRITICAL RH.
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Fire
Weather Watch, which is in effect from Wednesday morning through
Friday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 417, 418, 419, 432, 433, 434,
435, and 436.
* WIND...Sustained winds 20 to 30 mph, gusting up to 35 mph.
* HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instruction:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description:
Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; Lower North Platte River Basin/Scottsbluff National Monument; 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; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin
Forcast Office:
NWS Cheyenne WY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov