Gale Warning issued December 31 at 4:05PM EST until January 2 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Wakefield VA

...Critical fire weather conditions are expected across the area Monday afternoon... .The combination of dry fuels, southwest winds gusting up to 30 mph and low relative humidity will support critical fire weather conditions across the area Monday afternoon. The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon MDT /1 PM CDT/ to 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ Monday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne, 002 Rawlins, 003 Decatur, 004 Norton, 013 Sherman, 014 Thomas, 015 Sheridan, 016 Graham, 027 Wallace, 028 Logan, 029