Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 16 at 11:29AM MDT until March 21 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 10:29am
Expires:
March 17, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
...TWO PART FIRE WEATHER WATCH...
.PART ONE WILL FEATURE STRONG WINDS AND MARGINAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY,
PART TWO WILL FEATURE GUSTY WINDS, CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Poor overnight humidity recoveries are
expected for the duration of the Fire Weather Watch. Well above
average temperatures are also expected which will contribute
considerably to the dry conditions.
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