Fire Weather Watch

FROM: NWS Cheyenne WY
AREA: 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; Laramie Foothills and High Plains; Laramie East High Plains; Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland; Goshen/Middle-Lower North Platte River Basin
SENT: 2026-02-16T00:35:00-07:00

Fire Weather Watch issued February 16 at 12:35AM MST until February 17 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Cheyenne WY

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Fire
Weather Watch, which is in effect from late tonight through
Tuesday afternoon.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zone 434, 435, 436, 437, 417, 418,
430, 431, 432, and 433.

* WIND…In the morning, southwest winds 10 to 20 MPH with gusts
up to 30 MPH becoming west 25 to 40 MPH with gusts up to 65 MPH
possible in the late morning and afternoon.

* HUMIDITY…13 to 20 percent. Very low humidity recoveries
possible early in the morning.

* HIGHEST THREAT…Just east of the Laramie Range across southeast
Wyoming and the Interstate 25 corridor. Very low humidity
recoveries for this time of the year are expected as winds
quickly increase above criteria, as early as 600 AM.

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

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

Alert Expiration: 2026-02-16T15:00:00-07:00