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Fire Weather Watch

Status

Event Extended (Time) Active alert

Start Time

Sun 04/12/2026 02:00 PM EDT

End Time

Mon 04/13/2026 10:00 PM EDT

Significance

Watch

Impacts

Moderate impact

Locations Affected

Cheyenne, WY ∙ Cassa, WY ∙ Redbird, WY ∙ Bighorn Mountain, NE ∙ Sunol, NE ∙ Parkerton, WY ∙ Orchard Valley, WY ∙ Sixtysix Mountain, WY ∙ Bayard, NE ∙ Esterbrook, WY

Headline

. FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 314 PM MDT Fri Apr 10 2026 . FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR LOW RH AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, 419, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, AND 437... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 434.Fire weather zone 435.Fire weather zone 436.Fire weather zone 437.Fire weather zone 417.Fire weather zone 418.Fire weather zone 419.Fire weather zone 430.Fire weather zone 431.Fire weather zone 432.Fire weather zone 433. * WIND...West to southwest 15 to 30 mph. Gusts 20 to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

Technical Header

NEZ434>437-WYZ417>419-430>433-110515- /O.EXT.KCYS.FW.A.0009.260412T1800Z-260414T0200Z/ 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- 314 PM MDT Fri Apr 10 2026