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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
1235 AM MST Mon Feb 16 2026

NEZ434>437-WYZ417-418-430>433-162200-
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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-
1235 AM MST Mon Feb 16 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, 430, 431, 432, 433,
434, 435, 436, AND 437...

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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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