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Fire Weather Watch

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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

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Severity Severe
Urgency Future
Certainty Possible

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The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Monday morning through Monday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 417, 418, 419, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, and 437.
* WIND...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Localized gusts up to 60 mph are possible. Winds will become more westerly in the late afternoon and evening hours as they gradually weaken.
* HUMIDITY...Between 10 and 20 percent. The lowest RH is expected south of the North Platte River.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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