Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued March 27 at 1:15AM MDT until March 30 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 27, 2026 - 12:15am
Expires:
March 27, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY FOR MOST OF
SOUTHEAST WYOMING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE WESTERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Fire
Weather Watch, which is in effect from Saturday morning through
Monday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...All of southeast Wyoming except the higher
mountains where snow cover remains, including fire weather
zones 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 425, 427, 428, 429,
430, 431, 432, and 433.
* WIND...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 45 mph mainly
between 10AM and 8PM each day.
* HUMIDITY...Minimums of 8 to 15 percent during the afternoon,
maximums of 35 to 50 percent in the early morning.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Widely scattered virga showers Saturday
evening may produce isolated dry lightning along with gusty and
erratic winds.
* 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:
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; Southwest Carbon County; Upper North Platte River Basin; North Snowy Range Foothills; Southern Laramie Valley; Southern Laramie Range; Laramie Foothills and High Plains; Laramie East High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin
Forcast Office:
NWS Cheyenne WY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov