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RFWRIW
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
125 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026
WYZ280-281-170000-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260217T0000Z/
NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM-JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM-
125 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* IMPACTS: LOW HUMIDITIES...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR.
* AFFECTED AREA:
IN CENTRAL WY FIRE ZONE....280.
IN NORTH CENTRAL WY FIRE ZONE....281.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
IN CENTRAL WY...NATRONA.
IN NORTH CENTRAL WY...JOHNSON.
* WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: 16 TO 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES: HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
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...DRY CURED FUELS AND UNSEASONABLY
WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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