Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Cheyenne, WY
Issued by NWS Cheyenne, WY
315 WWUS85 KCYS 110708 RFWCYS URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 108 AM MDT Tue Aug 11 2026 WYZ417>430-120300- /O.CON.KCYS.FW.W.0038.260811T1800Z-260812T0300Z/ 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- Southwest Carbon County-Sierra Madre Range/Medicine Bow NF- Upper North Platte River Basin-Snowy Range/Medicine Bow NF- North Snowy Range Foothills-Southern Laramie Valley- Southern Laramie Range-Laramie Foothills and High Plains- 108 AM MDT Tue Aug 11 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RH, GUSTY WINDS, AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, and 430... The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Tuesday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 417 through 430. * WIND...West to northwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, turning northerly into the evening hours. * HUMIDITY...Between 8 and 16 percent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Isolated high-based showers will have the potential to produce gusty and erratic winds along with a few strikes of lightning without much, if any, rainfall during the afternoon and evening hours. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$