Red Flag Fire Warning Posted For Areas Of Southeast Wyoming Through Saturday

Red Flag Fire Warning Posted For Areas Of Southeast Wyoming Through Saturday

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UPDATE 4 p.m.; The Cheyenne National Weather Service has now extended the Red Flag Fire Warning. That's according to a decision packet issued by the NWS, which includes the following:

A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 10 AM Wednesday through 8 PM Saturday evening. ◆ Daily minimum relative humidities between 10 and 15%. Poor overnight recoveries. ◆ Record warmth will contribute to abnormally dry conditions. ◆ Wind gusting up to 40 to 45 mph daily.

Original Article: The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service has posted a Red Flag Fire Warning for parts of southeast Wyoming until 8 p.m. Wednesday.

At last report, the warning area included Cheyenne, but not Laramie.

The agency posted the following on it's website:

A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Tuesday across extreme southeastern Wyoming and the southern Nebraska Panhandle, primarily along the I-80 corridor. While relative humidity values may not be critically low, gusty winds will aid in fire spread.


Cheyenne, Laramie Forecasts

Cheyenne Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.
Laramie Forecast
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy.

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