Severe Wildfire

Red Flag Warning issued April 18 at 2:12PM MDT until April 20 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; 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 FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 8 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, VERY LOW HUMIDITY, AND POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435,
436, AND 437...

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM Sunday to 8 PM MDT Monday.
The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 430 through 437.

* WIND...For the First Red Flag Warning: West to northwest gusts
between 25 to 35 mph. For the Second Red Flag Warning: West to
northwest gusts to 20 mph Sunday, becoming light and variable
overnight, then west to northwest gusts between 25 to 30 mph
Monday.

* HUMIDITY...For the Red Flag Warning: 12 to 15 percent. For
the Fire Weather Watch: 7 to 12 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.

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