Red Flag Warning for North Bighorn Basin/Worland BLM; Cody Foothills; Lincoln and Uinta Counties/Lower Elevations +12 more
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What you need to know
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- Absaroka Mountains/North Shoshone NF, Casper Mountain, Cody Foothills, East Wind River Mountains/South Shoshone NF, Granite/Green/Ferris/Rattlesnake Mountains, Johnson County/Casper BLM, Lincoln and Uinta Counties/Lower Elevations, Natrona County/Casper BLM and 7 more
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What is happening
The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and Strong Gusty Winds could cause erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In Central WY Fire...
What the bulletin says to do
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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Bulletin details
The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and Strong Gusty Winds could cause erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In Central WY Fire Zones...280...283...285...288...289...300. In North Central WY Fire Zones...275...276...281...282...287. In Northwest WY Fire Zone....286. In Southwest WY Fire Zones...277...279. In West Central WY Fire Zone....278. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona. In North Central WY...Big Horn...Hot Springs...Johnson...Park Washakie. In Southwest WY...Sweetwater...Uinta. In West Central WY...Lincoln...Sublette. * WIND: Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 to 45 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 10 to 15 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Highs in the 70s west of the Divide and the mountains, in the 80s to near 90 in the lower basins east of the Divide.
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Red Flag Warning issued September 2 at 9:22AM MDT until September 3 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Riverton WY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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