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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
102 AM MDT MON APR 13 2026
WYZ280-140200-
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NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM-
102 AM MDT MON APR 13 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS: LOW HUMIDITIES 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: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 TO 55 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
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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