Severe Wildfire

Red Flag Warning issued April 19 at 2:14AM 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; Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse 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

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.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 417, 418 and 430 through
437.

* WIND...West to northwest wind with gusts to 20 mph on Sunday,
becoming light and variable overnight, then west to northwest
winds with gusts between 25 and 30 mph on Monday.

* HUMIDITY...5 to 10 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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