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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
205 PM MDT WED MAR 18 2026
WYZ277>279-191300-
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LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS-
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN/ROCK SPRINGS BLM-
SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA-
205 PM MDT WED MAR 18 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY
* IMPACTS: LOW HUMIDITIES...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR.
* AFFECTED AREA:
IN SOUTHWEST WY FIRE ZONES...277...279.
IN WEST CENTRAL WY FIRE ZONE....278.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
IN SOUTHWEST WY...SWEETWATER...UINTA.
IN WEST CENTRAL WY...LINCOLN...SUBLETTE.
* WIND: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS TODAY AND LIKELY SATURDAY.
* HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES: HIGHS AROUND 70 WEDNESDAY, IN THE 70S THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
WYZ276-282-283-287-191300-
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CODY FOOTHILLS-SOUTH BIGHORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM-
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN-OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS-
205 PM MDT WED MAR 18 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY
* IMPACTS: LOW HUMIDITIES...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR.
* AFFECTED AREA:
IN CENTRAL WY FIRE ZONE....283.
IN NORTH CENTRAL WY FIRE ZONES...276...282...287.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
IN CENTRAL WY...FREMONT.
IN NORTH CENTRAL WY...HOT SPRINGS...PARK...WASHAKIE.
* WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TODAY AND
SATURDAY, SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY.
* HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES: HIGHS IN 70S TODAY, THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
WYZ280-281-289-191300-
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NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM-JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM-
GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-
205 PM MDT WED MAR 18 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY
* IMPACTS: LOW HUMIDITIES...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR.
* AFFECTED AREA:
IN CENTRAL WY FIRE ZONES...280...289.
IN NORTH CENTRAL WY FIRE ZONE....281.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
IN CENTRAL WY...FREMONT...NATRONA.
IN NORTH CENTRAL WY...JOHNSON.
IN SOUTHWEST WY...SWEETWATER.
* WIND: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TODAY AND
SATURDAY; 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
* HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES: HIGHS 70 TO 75 TODAY, 75 TO 80 THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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