Severe Wildfire ● Closed
Fire Weather Watch issued October 8 at 12:34AM MDT until October 9 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY, United States of America
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...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA AND WYOMING...
* 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 around 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 13 to 20 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop may spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.
Measurements
| Coordinates | 39.9645, -100.8105 |
|---|---|
| Region | Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and C |
| Location Precision | country |
| Issuing Authority | United States of America — us-noaa-nws-en |
| Cap Urgency | Future |
| Cap Certainty | Possible |
| Cap Expires | 2026-10-08T16:00:00-06:00 |
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The agency did not publish coordinates for this warning. The pin is the centre of the country, not the location of the event — read the area name, not the map, for where it applies.
Area as the agency stated it: Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest; Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and C
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