⚠️ Fire Weather Watch – Pine Ridge/Nebraska National Forest – Friday, October 9, 2026

Fire Weather Watch issued October 9 at 12:34PM MDT until October 10 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

Details

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO WIND AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE, AND
GOSHEN/MIDDLE-LOWER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN AREAS…

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE
TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PINE RIDGE/NEBRASKA NATIONAL
FOREST AND A PORTION OF WY…

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne WY has issued a Fire Weather
Watch in effect Saturday afternoon.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 434.

* TIMING…For the Red Flag Warning, until 7 PM MDT this evening. For
the Fire Weather Watch, Saturday afternoon.

* WINDS…For the Red Flag Warning, southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph, and for the Fire Weather Watch, southwest winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…For the Red Flag Warning, Relative Humidity
between 14 to 22 percent, and for the Fire Weather Watch, Relative
Humidity between 15 to 20 percent.

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

Instructions

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of
this Red Flag Warning.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.