FNUS65 KBYZ 211157

RFDBYZ



FIRE DANGER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT

557 AM MDT SAT MAR 21 2026



WYC033-221200-

SHERIDAN-

INCLUDING THE CITY OF SHERIDAN

557 AM MDT SAT MAR 21 2026



...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE LOWER

ELEVATIONS OF SHERIDAN COUNTY WYOMING TODAY...



WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD IN

WILDLAND GRASSES.



* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 10 TO 25 PERCENT, DRIEST TO THE SOUTH.



* WIND: WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH SHIFTING

  TO THE NORTHWEST WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE LATE IN THE 

  AFTERNOON.



* TEMPERATURE: UNSEASONABLY WARM. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S.



* FUELS: VERY WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO

  DRY OUT DEAD GRASSES.



FIRE AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WEATHER

CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT

WIND-DRIVEN GRASS FIRES.



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