Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
153 AM MDT Tue Jun 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FALL RIVER
COUNTY AREA, PINE RIDGE AREA, SOUTHERN CAMPBELL, AND WESTON COUNTY
PLAINS...
.Very warm, dry, and windy conditions will lead to widespread
critical fire weather conditions across portions of northeastern
Wyoming and southwestern South Dakota this afternoon and evening.
Humidities will drop to as low as 13 percent with northwest winds
gusting up to 35 mph.
SDZ322-326-WYZ315-317-161600-
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Fall River County Area-Pine Ridge Area-Southern Campbell-Weston
County Plains-
153 AM MDT Tue Jun 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
The National Weather Service in Rapid City SD has issued a Red Flag
Warning.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 315, 317, 322, and 326.
* TIMING...From noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening.
* WINDS...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity as low as 13 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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Wong
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Riverton WY
213 AM MDT Tue Jun 16 2026
WYZ280-170300-
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Natrona County/Casper BLM-
213 AM MDT Tue Jun 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
* IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and
Strong Gusty Winds could cause erratic fire behavior.
* AFFECTED AREA:
In Central WY...Fire Weather Zone 280.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Central WY...Natrona.
* WIND: West-northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* HUMIDITY: As low as 12 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: Highs in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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http://weather.gov/riverton
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1047 PM CDT Mon Jun 15 2026
NEZ204-162100-
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/O.NEW.KLBF.FW.W.0038.260616T1800Z-260617T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.FW.A.0022.260617T1800Z-260618T0300Z/
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
947 PM MDT Mon Jun 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE EASTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR
THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS...
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a Red
Flag Warning for low relative humidity and gusty winds, which is
in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Tuesday.
A Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather
Watch for low relative humidity and gusty winds is in effect from
Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. The Fire Weather
Watch is no longer in effect.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern
Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR.
* TIMING...For the warning Tuesday, Noon through 9 PM MDT. For the
watch Wednesday noon through 9 PM MDT.
* WINDS...Tuesday-West 15-25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Wednesday-Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Tuesday-as low as 13 percent. Wednesday-as
low as 15 percent
* TEMPERATURES...Tuesday-up to 90. Wednesday-up to 86.
* LIGHTNING...none expected.
* IMPACTS...Any fire starts should spread rapidly and be
difficult to control.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
857 PM MDT Mon Jun 15 2026
NEZ434>437-WYZ417-418-432-433-170000-
/O.EXP.KCYS.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-260616T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KCYS.FW.A.0017.260616T1800Z-260618T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KCYS.FW.W.0027.260616T1800Z-260618T0400Z/
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-
Bordeaux/Chugwater/Wheatland-Goshen/Middle-
Lower North Platte River Basin-
857 PM MDT Mon Jun 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 10 PM
MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND POOR RECOVERIES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 417, 418, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, AND
437...
The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from noon Tuesday to 10 PM MDT
Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 417, 418, 432, 433, 434,
435, 436, and 437.
* WIND... On Tuesday, west to northwest winds gusting 25 to 40
mph. On Wednesday, northwest winds gusting 35 to 55 mph.
* HUMIDITY...On Tuesday 10 to 14 percent. On Wednesday, 12 to 20
percent. Poor recoveries expected Tuesday night.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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