Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued August 7 at 2:37PM MDT until August 9 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 7, 2026 - 1:37pm
Expires:
August 8, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM Saturday to 9 PM MDT
Sunday.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 417.Fire weather zone
418.Fire weather zone 419.Fire weather zone 423.Fire weather
zone 424.Fire weather zone 428.Fire weather zone 429.Fire
weather zone 430.Fire weather zone 431.Fire weather zone
432.Fire weather zone 433.
* WIND...During the daytime hours, west to northwest winds from 15
to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Overnight, lighter variable
winds of 5 to 10 mph.
* HUMIDITY...Daytime minimum RH between 5 and 10 percent on Friday
and on Saturday, and between 8 and 12 percent on Sunday.
Overnight recoveries of 20 to 40 percent along and west of
Interstate 25 and 40 to 60 percent in Niobrara, Goshen, and
Eastern Laramie Counties.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Isolated dry lightning and gusty and
erratic winds associated with high based thunderstorms will be
possible Saturday and Sunday afternoon and evening.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
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; Southwest Carbon County; Sierra Madre Range/Medicine Bow NF; 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
Forcast Office:
NWS Cheyenne WY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov