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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1130 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2026
WYZ280-130200-
/O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0009.260412T1800Z-260413T0200Z/
NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM-
1130 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS: LOW HUMIDITIES...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR.
* AFFECTED AREA:
IN CENTRAL WY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
IN CENTRAL WY...NATRONA.
* WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES: HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
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