Cheyenne, Wyoming

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Alert: Fire Weather Watch
Area(s): 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; Southern Laramie Valley; Southern Laramie Range; Laramie Foothills and High Plains; Laramie East High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin
Effective: 2026-02-14 @ 1:33 am -> 2026-02-15 @ 6:00 pm
Onset: 2026-02-15 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-02-14 @ 4:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-02-14 @ 1:33 am
Headline: Fire Weather Watch issued February 14 at 12:33AM MST until February 15 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Cheyenne WY
Description: * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 417, 418, 428, 429, 430,
431, 432, 433 in Wyoming. Fire weather zones 434, 435, 436,
437 in western Nebraska.

* WIND...Sustained 20 to 25 mph gusting up to 40 mph possible.

* HUMIDITY...12 to 17 percent.

* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Alert: Fire Weather Watch
Area(s): Southern Black Hills; Fall River County Area; Custer County Plains; Pine Ridge Area; Badlands Area; Bennett County Area; Mellette and Todd Counties; Tripp County; Southern Campbell; Weston County Plains
Effective: 2026-02-13 @ 10:28 pm -> 2026-02-15 @ 6:00 pm
Onset: 2026-02-15 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-02-14 @ 1:30 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Rapid City SD on 2026-02-13 @ 10:28 pm
Headline: Fire Weather Watch issued February 13 at 9:28PM MST until February 15 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Rapid City SD
Description: ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY...

.Unseasonably warm weather will combine with very dry air and
breezy winds to support potential critical fire weather
conditions Sunday. The lowest RH and breeziest winds will be from
southern Campbell County east into south central SD.

The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is
in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 315 Southern Campbell, 317
Weston County Plains, 321 Southern Black Hills, 322 Fall River
County Area, 325 Custer County Plains, 326 Pine Ridge Area,
332 Badlands Area, 333 Bennett County Area, 334 Mellette and
Todd Counties and 335 Tripp County.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative
humidity would produce critical fire weather conditions.