678  
WWUS75 KRIW 160832  
NPWRIW  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
132 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
WYZ016>018-170015-  
/O.EXB.KRIW.HW.A.0002.260217T0900Z-260218T0000Z/  
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LANDER, SHOSHONI, DUBOIS, AND RIVERTON  
132 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...LANDER FOOTHILLS, UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN, AND WIND RIVER  
BASIN.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE  
VEHICLES. STRONG WIND COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY COULD BRING  
ELEVATED FIRE BEHAVIOR.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 

 
 

 
 
WYZ019-020-030-170015-  
/O.CON.KRIW.HW.A.0002.260217T0600Z-260218T0200Z/  
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-NATRONA COUNTY LOWER  
ELEVATIONS-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CASPER, WAMSUTTER, AND JEFFREY CITY  
132 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH  
TUESDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE, NATRONA COUNTY  
LOWER ELEVATIONS, AND EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE  
VEHICLES. STRONG WIND COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY COULD BRING  
ELEVATED FIRE BEHAVIOR.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 

 
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT  
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/RIW/ .  
 
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