Fire Weather Watch: Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; 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; Upper North Platte River Basin; North Snowy Range Foothills; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland

source: us-gov-api (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)published 2026-10-07 12:55ingested 2026-10-08 02:52

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Fire Weather Watch — Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; 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; Upper North Platte River Basin; North Snowy Range Foothills; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF NE AND WY... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne WY has issued a Fire Weather Watch. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 417 through 422, 425, 427, 432, and 434. * TIMING...From Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * WINDS...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 12 to 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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