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WWUS85 KRIW 260846
RFWRIW
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
246 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2026
WYZ277>279-270300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260327T0300Z/
LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS-
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN/ROCK SPRINGS BLM-
SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA-
246 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
* IMPACTS: LOW HUMIDITIES...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR.
* AFFECTED AREA:
IN SOUTHWEST WY FIRE ZONES...277...279.
IN WEST CENTRAL WY FIRE ZONE....278.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
IN SOUTHWEST WY...SWEETWATER...UINTA.
IN WEST CENTRAL WY...LINCOLN...SUBLETTE.
* WIND: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES: HIGHS IN THE 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.
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