NWS Cheyenne WYFW.A 0023October 8, 2026
Fire Weather Watch: Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest, Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland, Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains and 7
The National Weather Service office in Cheyenne issued a fire weather watch for Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest, Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland, Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains and 7 more in Nebraska, Wyoming, in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on October 9. It was the 23rd fire weather watch the NWS office in Cheyenne issued in 2026. Nebraska had 1 fire weather watch in October 2026, against 7 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Nebraska's fire weather watchs by year).
Watch
In force for 7 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Cheyenne WY
- Area
- Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest, Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland, Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains and 7 more
- State
- Nebraska
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 12:34 a.m. MDT, October 8, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. MDT, October 9, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. MDT, October 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KCYS FW.A 0023
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Fire Weather Watches in Nebraska since 2008Every warning type in Nebraska
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The notice as issued
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA AND WYOMING... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 417 through 422, 425, 427, 432, and 434. * TIMING...From Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * WINDS...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts around 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 13 to 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop may spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
What the agency told people to do
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are possible during the valid watch time. These conditions could promote the rapid spread of wildfires which could become life-threatening. Follow all fire restrictions. Avoid activities that could cause sparks.
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