Severe Wildfire

Red Flag Warning issued April 15 at 6:14PM MDT until April 16 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Box Butte/South Sioux/Niobrara River; 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 Source: NOAA / NWS

Details

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY FROM NOON TO 8PM.

* AFFECTED AREAS...Fire weather zones 430 through 437 along and
east of the I-25 corridor.

* WIND...Southwest wind gusts between 20 to 30 mph.

* HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent

* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Recommendations

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.