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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
214 AM MDT MON APR 22 2024
WYC035-037-230100-
SUBLETTE-SWEETWATER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PINEDALE, BIG PINEY, ROCK SPRINGS,
AND GREEN RIVER
214 AM MDT MON APR 22 2024
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD IN
WILDLAND FUELS, INCLUDING GRASSES AND SHRUBS.
WHERE: SUBLETTE AND SWEETWATER COUNTIES
WHEN: THIS AFTERNOON, BETWEEN 12PM AND 7PM.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY: AN 80% CHANCE TO BE AS LOW AS 10-18 PERCENT.
WIND: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH, WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. ABOUT A 60% CHANCE
FOR GUSTS TO 50 MPH FOR EASTERN HALF OF SWEETWATER COUNTY.
TEMPERATURE: MID TO UPPER 60S, ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
LOW 60S INTO NORTHERN SUBLETTE COUNTY.
IMPACT: FIRE AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT
WIND-DRIVEN GRASS AND SHRUB FIRES.
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