485
WWUS85 KRIW 071750
RFWRIW
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1150 AM MDT WED OCT 7 2026
WYZ279>281-289-081300-
/O.NEW.KRIW.FW.A.0015.261009T1800Z-261010T0100Z/
SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA-
NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM-JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM-
GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-
1150 AM MDT WED OCT 7 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING.
* 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.
IN SOUTHWEST WY FIRE ZONE....279.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
IN CENTRAL WY...FREMONT...NATRONA.
IN NORTH CENTRAL WY...JOHNSON.
IN SOUTHWEST WY...SWEETWATER.
* WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES: HIGHS IN THE 70S AND LOW 80S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page