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RFWRIW
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
251 AM MDT MON SEP 14 2026
WYZ279-280-283-289-300-150200-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0028.260914T1800Z-260915T0200Z/
SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA-
NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN-
GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-CASPER MOUNTAIN-
251 AM MDT MON SEP 14 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
* AFFECTED AREA:
IN CENTRAL WY FIRE ZONES...280...283...289...300.
IN SOUTHWEST WY FIRE ZONE....279.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
IN CENTRAL WY...FREMONT...NATRONA.
IN SOUTHWEST WY...SWEETWATER.
* IMPACTS: LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE
ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR.
* WIND: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 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.
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
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