Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Riverton, WY

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WWUS85 KRIW 252147
RFWRIW

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
347 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY FOR MUCH WESTERN WYOMING...

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED
TUESDAY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES
IN THE MID 80S TO NEAR 90 THROUGH THIS EVENING TO CREATE EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR WITH ANY EXISTING FIRES. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE
FRONT TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS. STRONG WESTERLY
WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WYZ288-261030-
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/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0300Z/
EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS / SOUTH SHOSHONE NF-
347 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ALSO ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTH PASS AREA AND ALONG THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID
70S TO MID 80S...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT
AND VERY DRY...EXTENSIVE BUG KILLED TIMBER TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...RESULTING ONCE AGAIN IN THE
POSSIBILITY OF EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ277-279-261030-
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/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0300Z/
LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES / LOWER ELEVATIONS-
SWEETWATER COUNTY / ROCK SPRINGS BLM / FLAMING GORGE NRA-
347 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WARM
TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO
15 PERCENT. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING WHICH WILL RESULT IN POSSIBLE NEW FIRE
STARTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO
CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.
STRONG WEST WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...RESULTING
ONCE AGAIN IN THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ278-261030-
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/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0300Z/
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN / ROCK SPRINGS BLM-
347 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS AREA WHICH WILL RESULT IN
POSSIBLE NEW FIRE STARTS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING
FIRES. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND
15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...RESULTING ONCE AGAIN IN THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ280-283-287-261030-
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NATRONA COUNTY / CASPER BLM-
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN / WIND RIVER BASIN-OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS-
347 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 35
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE
WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DIPPING DOWN AROUND 15
PERCENT...WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ289-261030-
/O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0010.080826T1800Z-080827T0300Z/
GRANITE / GREEN / FERRIS / RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-
347 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR
40 ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE
WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT...WILL
RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ276-286-261030-
/O.EXT.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080827T0000Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS / NORTH SHOSHONE NF-
347 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35
MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND
CODY FOOTHILLS TONIGHT. MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. A COLD FRONT...WITH A SHARP WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH IS
THEN EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE BIG HORN BASIN...AND THE
EASTERN PARTS OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS TUESDAY MORNING. THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE ABSAROKA RANGE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE
STRONG WEST WINDS TUESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
EXTENSIVE SPOTTING WITH ANY EXISTING FIRES.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ416-260300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0300Z/
WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS / EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF-
347 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH OVER
THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WARM
TEMPERATURES OF MID 70S TO AROUND 80 DEGREES...AND HUMIDITIES OF
10 TO 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR
EXISTING FIRES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN
WYOMING WHICH WILL RESULT IN POSSIBLE NEW FIRE STARTS THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ415-260300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0300Z/
NORTH ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF AND GRAND TETON NP-
347 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE JACKSON VALLEY AND SURROUNDING
MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
VERY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF
10 TO 15 PERCENT BELOW 7500 FEET TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR
WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING WHICH WILL RESULT IN POSSIBLE NEW
FIRE STARTS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ140-261030-
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
347 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
VERY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF
10 TO 15 PERCENT BELOW 8000 FEET TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR
WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WITH MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS
OF 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING NEAR 50 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN EXTENSIVE SPOTTING WITH ANY EXISTING FIRES. A
PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY MORNING...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES TUESDAY 15 TO 20 DEGREES COOLER
THAN ON MONDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BREEZY FROM THE WEST.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

000 
WWUS85 KRIW 260303
RFWRIW

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
903 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY FOR
MUCH WESTERN WYOMING...

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED
TUESDAY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT TO CREATE EXTREME
FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY EXISTING FIRES. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND EXPECTED AHEAD OF
THE FRONT LATER TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS. STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ARE
EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WYZ288-261115-
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/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.080826T1800Z-080827T0300Z/
EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS / SOUTH SHOSHONE NF-
903 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

A SOUTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTH PASS AREA AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE
WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S TO
MID 80S...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY
DRY...EXTENSIVE BUG KILLED TIMBER TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR
WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ277-279-261115-
/O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.080826T1800Z-080827T0300Z/
LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES / LOWER ELEVATIONS-
SWEETWATER COUNTY / ROCK SPRINGS BLM / FLAMING GORGE NRA-
903 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

A SOUTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE
WITH WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS THAT WILL
FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ278-261115-
/O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.080826T1800Z-080827T0300Z/
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN / ROCK SPRINGS BLM-
903 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

A WEST WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL
OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE
WITH WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE 
FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ416-260415-
/O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0300Z/
WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS / EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF-
903 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND SPEEDS WILL NO LONGER REACH RED FLAG
CRITERIA.

$$

WYZ415-260415-
/O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0300Z/
NORTH ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF AND GRAND TETON NP-
903 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WIND SPEEDS WILL NO LONGER REACH RED FLAG
CRITERIA. 

$$

WYZ140-261115-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T1200Z/
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
903 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT BELOW 8000 FEET TO PRODUCE
EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT
WITH MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING NEAR 50 MPH. THESE
STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN EXTENSIVE SPOTTING WITH ANY
EXISTING FIRES. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES TUESDAY
15 TO 20 DEGREES COOLER THAN ON MONDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN BREEZY FROM THE WEST.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ276-286-261115-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080827T0000Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS / NORTH SHOSHONE NF-
903 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

A WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS
AND ALONG THE CODY FOOTHILLS TONIGHT. MOUNTAIN TOP WINDS OF 30 
TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. A COLD FRONT...WITH A SHARP WIND SHIFT TO
THE NORTH IS THEN EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE BIG HORN
BASIN...AND THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS TUESDAY
MORNING. THE WESTERN HALF OF THE ABSAROKA RANGE IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TO HAVE STRONG WEST WINDS TUESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL LIKELY RESULT IN EXTENSIVE SPOTTING WITH ANY EXISTING FIRES.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ280-283-287-261115-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.080826T1800Z-080827T0300Z/
NATRONA COUNTY / CASPER BLM-
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN / WIND RIVER BASIN-OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS-
903 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY. 

WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE
WINDS...COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT..
WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ289-261115-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.080826T1800Z-080827T0300Z/
GRANITE / GREEN / FERRIS / RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-
903 PM MDT MON AUG 25 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE WINDS
COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT...WILL
RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

000 
WWUS85 KRIW 260829
RFWRIW

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
229 AM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY FOR MUCH WESTERN
WYOMING...

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED
TODAY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL LINGER INTO
THE AFTERNOON TODAY...AND WILL COMBINE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT TO CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR
WITH ANY EXISTING FIRES. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT.

WYZ140-260930-
/O.CAN.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T1200Z/
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
229 AM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. 

THOUGH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE THIS MORNING...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.


$$

WYZ280-283-287-262215-
/O.EXT.KRIW.FW.W.0010.080826T1600Z-080827T0300Z/
NATRONA COUNTY / CASPER BLM-
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN / WIND RIVER BASIN-OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS-
229 AM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP TODAY. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM
10 TO 15 PERCENT.. WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ288-289-262215-
/O.EXT.KRIW.FW.W.0010.080826T1600Z-080827T0300Z/
EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS / SOUTH SHOSHONE NF-
GRANITE / GREEN / FERRIS / RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-
229 AM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A SOUTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTH PASS AREA AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY
WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S...MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY DRY...EXTENSIVE BUG KILLED
TIMBER TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING
FIRES.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ277-279-262215-
/O.EXT.KRIW.FW.W.0010.080826T1600Z-080827T0300Z/
LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES / LOWER ELEVATIONS-
SWEETWATER COUNTY / ROCK SPRINGS BLM / FLAMING GORGE NRA-
229 AM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A SOUTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
WILL OCCUR TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES
IN THE 80S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT.
THIS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS THAT WILL FAVOR EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ278-262215-
/O.EXT.KRIW.FW.W.0010.080826T1600Z-080827T0300Z/
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN / ROCK SPRINGS BLM-
229 AM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A WEST WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL
OCCUR TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES IN
THE 80S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. THIS
WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH
ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ276-286-262215-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080827T0000Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS / NORTH SHOSHONE NF-
229 AM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A COLD FRONT...WITH A SHARP WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH IS THEN
EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE BIG HORN BASIN...AND THE EASTERN
PARTS OF THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. THE WESTERN HALF
OF THE ABSAROKA RANGE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE STRONG WEST
WINDS TODAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN EXTENSIVE
SPOTTING WITH ANY EXISTING FIRES.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

000 
WWUS85 KRIW 261912
RFWRIW

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
112 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED
TODAY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE
AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR
WITH ANY EXISTING FIRES. IN WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT...EXPECT STRONG
NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH.

WYZ276-286-270000-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080827T0000Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS / NORTH SHOSHONE NF-
112 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

IN WAKE OF A COLD FRONT...NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CODY FOOTHILLS AND
EXTREME EASTERN PARTS OF THE ABSAROKA RANGE. THE WESTERN HALF OF
THE ABSAROKA RANGE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE STRONG WEST
WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN EXTENSIVE
SPOTTING WITH ANY EXISTING FIRES.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ280-283-287-270300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
NATRONA COUNTY / CASPER BLM-
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN / WIND RIVER BASIN-OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS-
112 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT.. WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ288-289-270300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS / SOUTH SHOSHONE NF-
GRANITE / GREEN / FERRIS / RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-
112 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

SOUTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTH PASS AREA AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S...MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY DRY...EXTENSIVE
BUG KILLED TIMBER TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR
EXISTING FIRES.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ277-279-270300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES / LOWER ELEVATIONS-
SWEETWATER COUNTY / ROCK SPRINGS BLM / FLAMING GORGE NRA-
112 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE
WITH WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS THAT WILL
FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ278-270300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN / ROCK SPRINGS BLM-
112 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS
FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING
FIRES.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

000 
WWUS85 KRIW 262101
RFWRIW

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
301 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING...

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE
AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THESE WINDS WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT
WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY EXISTING FIRES. IN WAKE
OF THE COLD FRONT...EXPECT STRONG NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25
MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. ON WEDNESDAY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS
ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY FROM SOUTHWEST WYOMING
NORTHEAST TO CASPER...AS WELL AS OVER THE ABSAROKA RANGE. IN
ADDITION...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 10
TO 15 PERCENT...RESULTING IN THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR ON ANY FIRES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WYZ277-279-271030-
/O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0011.080827T1800Z-080828T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES / LOWER ELEVATIONS-
SWEETWATER COUNTY / ROCK SPRINGS BLM / FLAMING GORGE NRA-
301 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE
WITH WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS THAT WILL
FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES. 

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE
STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND 15
PERCENT...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ280-271030-
/O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0011.080827T1800Z-080828T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
NATRONA COUNTY / CASPER BLM-
301 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS NATRONA
COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT...EXPECT STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS
NEAR 40. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 10
PERCENT...WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. IN THE WAKE OF THE
COLD FRONT...EXPECT A SHARP WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH OR NORTHEAST
WITH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE
STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND 15
PERCENT...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ289-271030-
/O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0011.080827T1800Z-080828T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
GRANITE / GREEN / FERRIS / RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-
301 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE RATTLESNAKE AND GREEN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH
THE AREA BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH
VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AROUND 80...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF
10 TO 15 PERCENT AND DRY FUELS...WILL PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE
STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND 15
PERCENT...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ288-271030-
/O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0011.080827T1800Z-080828T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS / SOUTH SHOSHONE NF-
301 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTH PASS AREA AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S...MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY DRY...EXTENSIVE
BUG KILLED TIMBER TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW
OR EXISTING FIRES.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30
MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE
STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND 15
PERCENT...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ286-271030-
/O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0011.080827T1800Z-080828T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080827T0000Z/
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS / NORTH SHOSHONE NF-
301 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON.

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN
15 AND 25 PERCENT. HOWEVER...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
EXTENSIVE SPOTTING WITH ANY EXISTING FIRES.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE
STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 15 PERCENT IN
AREAS...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL ONCE AGAIN COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE SPOTTING WITH ANY EXISTING FIRES.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ287-271030-
/O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0011.080827T1800Z-080828T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS-
301 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BEFORE A
COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE OWL CREEKS. THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
BELOW 8000 FEET ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE OWL CREEKS...SHOULD SEE THE
WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH. THE WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...COMBINED
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT.. WILL RESULT IN
EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE
STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND 15
PERCENT...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ414>416-270300-
/O.EXA.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
SALT AND WYOMING RANGES / WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF-
NORTH ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF AND GRAND TETON NP-
WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS / EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF-
301 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS
NEAR 35 ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THESE
WINDS...COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT...WILL
RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO
RISE...BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA BY AROUND 9 PM.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ276-270000-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080827T0000Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
301 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

IN WAKE OF A COLD FRONT...NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE CODY FOOTHILLS. HOWEVER...SOME CANYONS ON THE WESTERN PART OF
THE CODY FOOTHILLS...WILL STILL HAVE A PREDOMINATE SOUTHWEST WIND BETWEEN
15 AND 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN
15 AND 20 PERCENT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
EXTENSIVE SPOTTING WITH ANY EXISTING FIRES.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ283-270300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN / WIND RIVER BASIN-
301 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS
NEAR 35 ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING...BEFORE A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE WIND RIVER BASIN BETWEEN
7 PM AND 10 PM. THESE WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...COMBINED WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT...WILL RESULT IN EXTREME
FIRE BEHAVIOR. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO RISE...BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA BY AROUND 9 PM.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ278-270300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN / ROCK SPRINGS BLM-
301 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS
FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING
FIRES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO RISE...BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA BY AROUND 9 PM.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

000 
WWUS85 KRIW 270012
RFWRIW

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
612 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING...

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
WYOMING...

.STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WILL
CONTINUE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THESE WINDS WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO
15 PERCENT WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY EXISTING
FIRES. IN WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT...EXPECT STRONG NORTH WINDS
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. ON WEDNESDAY
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY
FROM SOUTHWEST WYOMING NORTHEAST TO CASPER...AS WELL AS OVER THE
ABSAROKA RANGE. IN ADDITION...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
GENERALLY RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT...RESULTING IN THE
POSSIBILITY OF EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON ANY FIRES WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WYZ286-270815-
/O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080827T0000Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0011.080827T1800Z-080828T0300Z/
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS / NORTH SHOSHONE NF-
612 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT EVENING. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.

WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STRONG
WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 15 PERCENT IN
AREAS...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL ONCE AGAIN COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE SPOTTING WITH ANY EXISTING
FIRES.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ276-270115-
/O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080827T0000Z/
CODY FOOTHILLS-
612 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

WIND SPEEDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL NOT MEET RED FLAG CONDITIONS.
THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 600 PM.

$$

WYZ277-279-270815-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0011.080827T1800Z-080828T0300Z/
LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES / LOWER ELEVATIONS-
SWEETWATER COUNTY / ROCK SPRINGS BLM / FLAMING GORGE NRA-
612 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. 

WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE
WITH WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS THAT WILL
FAVOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND
15 PERCENT...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ280-270815-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0011.080827T1800Z-080828T0300Z/
NATRONA COUNTY / CASPER BLM-
612 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS NATRONA
COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT...EXPECT STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS
NEAR 40. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AROUND 10 PERCENT...WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. IN THE
WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT...EXPECT A SHARP WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH
OR NORTHEAST WITH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND
15 PERCENT...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ289-270815-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0011.080827T1800Z-080828T0300Z/
GRANITE / GREEN / FERRIS / RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-
612 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE RATTLESNAKE AND GREEN MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH
THE AREA BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH
VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AROUND 80...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF
10 TO 15 PERCENT AND DRY FUELS...WILL PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND
15 PERCENT...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ288-270815-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0011.080827T1800Z-080828T0300Z/
EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS / SOUTH SHOSHONE NF-
612 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTH PASS AREA AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S...MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY DRY...EXTENSIVE
BUG KILLED TIMBER TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW
OR EXISTING FIRES.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND
15 PERCENT...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ287-270815-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0011.080827T1800Z-080828T0300Z/
OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS-
612 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. 

WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BEFORE A
COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE OWL CREEKS. THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
BELOW 8000 FEET ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE OWL CREEKS...SHOULD SEE
THE WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH. THE WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...
COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT.. WILL
RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 AND
15 PERCENT...AND DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ283-270300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN / WIND RIVER BASIN-
612 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS
NEAR 35 ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING...BEFORE A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE WIND RIVER BASIN
BETWEEN 7 PM AND 10 PM. THESE WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...COMBINED
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT...WILL RESULT IN
EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE...BELOW RED FLAG
CRITERIA BY AROUND 9 PM.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ278-270300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN / ROCK SPRINGS BLM-
612 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS
FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING
FIRES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO RISE...BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA BY AROUND 9 PM.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

WYZ414>416-270300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080827T0300Z/
SALT AND WYOMING RANGES / WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF-
NORTH ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF AND GRAND TETON NP-
WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS / EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF-
612 PM MDT TUE AUG 26 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS
NEAR 35 ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THESE
WINDS...COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT...
WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO RISE...BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA BY AROUND 9 PM.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. CRITICALLY DRY
FUELS...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
339 PM MDT SUN AUG 24 2008

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WEAK SHORTWAVE ROTATING ACROSS NORTHEAST WYOMING AROUND FOUR
CORNERS HIGH. SHORTWAVE BROUGHT WEAK INSTABILITY WITH SLIGHT
COOLING ALOFT...MID-LEVEL MOISTURE AND VIRGA WITH A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. AIRMASS WILL STABILIZE AND
MID-LEVEL MOISTURE DECREASES THIS EVENING AS SHORTWAVE MOVES INTO
HIGH PLAINS SO THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD QUICKLY DIE OUT WITH SUNSET.

SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE MONDAY AS UPPER TROUGH OFF THE
NORTHWEST COAST MOVES ONSHORE. WEST AND CENTRAL WYOMING IN DRY
WARM SECTOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AS SURFACE LOW DEEPENS OVER WESTERN
MONTANA. H7 THERMAL RIDGE OF 18C OVER AREA WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS
DROPPING INTO THE 20S. HOT...BREEZY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL
HEIGHTEN FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS THE WEST WHERE FIRE WEATHER
WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED (SEE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW).
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHTER THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY THE CENTRAL
BASINS BUT TEMPERATURES WILL HEAT UP INTO THE 90S...TO NEAR 100
ACROSS THE LOWER BIG HORN BASIN. GFS AND NAM IN BETTER AGREEMENT
TODAY SHEARING TROUGH NE ACROSS IDAHO INTO WESTERN MONTANA MONDAY
NIGHT AND ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL MONTANA TUESDAY. 100-PLUS KT
JET AT BASE OF TROUGH WILL BRUSH THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF WYOMING
TUESDAY MORNING AND BRING STRONG RIDGE TOP WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ACROSS THE NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT.
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WITH THIS TROUGH WILL PUSH SOUTH INTO
NORTHERN WYOMING AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY AND INTO CENTRAL WYOMING
BY MIDDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES TUESDAY ACROSS THE NORTH WILL BE
15-20F COOLER AND ABOUT 10F COOLER ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING. WARM
AND BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTH.

150 KT JET NOSES ONTO THE NORTHWEST COAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND ACROSS
NORTHERN MONTANA WEDNESDAY BEHIND THIS TROUGH. VERY DRY AIRMASS
WILL PREVAIL SOUTH OF THE JET AXIS ACROSS WYOMING WITH FAIRLY
STRONG MID-LEVEL WESTERLY FLOW RESULTING IN BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR
SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN TUESDAY TEMPS.

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
PACIFIC TROUGH LOOKS LESS OF AN IMPACT NOW AS MODELS DO NOT
PRODUCE QPF WITH TROUGH/FRONT AND COOLING IS MUCH LESS THAN
PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED WITH MAIN IMPACT OF TROUGH SKIRTING TO THE NORTH.
REMOVED LOW POPS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. OVERALL SLIGHT COOLING THROUGH THURSDAY THEN WARMING AGAIN.
GFS AND ENSEMBLE MEMBERS INDICATE A WEAK MONSOON SURGE ON SUNDAY
BUT WITH PERFORMANCE OF MODELS AT THIS TIME AND TIME FRAME WILL NOT
BITE ON IT AT THIS TIME. OVERALL RELATIVELY MILD FORECAST WITH
FAIR CONFIDENCE OVERALL. STILL PROBLEMS WITH MODELS HANDLING
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY TROUGH BUT THEN WITH WEAK RIDGING
CONFIDENCE IS INCREASED.

&&

.AVIATION...
PREVAILING VRF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL
WYOMING TONIGHT. MVFR CONDITIONS FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING BEFORE THE ATMOSPHERE
GRADUALLY STABILIZES AND CLOUDS DISSIPATE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 03Z.
LIGHT WIND IS ALSO ANTICIPATED THROUGHOUT THE REGION...EXCEPT OVER
YELLOWSTONE PARK WHERE MODERATE SOUTHWEST RIDGETOP LEVEL WIND WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE TO APPROXIMATELY 25KTS LATE TONIGHT.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR ZONES 140...276 AND 286. FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR ZONES 277-279...288 AND 415.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT
MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE
MID 80S TO NEAR 90 TO CREATE POSSIBLE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS
WESTERN ZONES. HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S WITH LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO PREVAIL ACROSS CENTRAL WYOMING MONDAY
AFTERNOON BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WIND POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE
FRONT MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS. THIS DRY COLD
FRONT WILL RESULT IN A SHARP WIND SHIFT FROM THE NORTH ACROSS
NORTHERN WYOMING AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING...INTO CENTRAL
WYOMING AROUND NOON TUESDAY. GUSTY WEST WIND AND VERY DRY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN ZONES TUESDAY...AND OVER
MOST OF WEST AND CENTRAL WYOMING WEDNESDAY.

&&

.RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR WYZ140-276-286.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR WYZ277>279-288-415.

&&

SHORT TERM...AEM
LONG TERM...C.BAKER
AVIATION...CHURCH
FIRE WEATHER...AEM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
352 PM MDT SUN AUG 24 2008

WYZ001>020-022>030-251100-
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS-
EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE-
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-
ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-
SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY-
TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
352 PM MDT SUN AUG 24 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCHES FOR MUCH OF WESTERN WYOMING MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND MONDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE
STORMS WILL HAVE THE PRIMARY THREATS OF GUSTY WINDS...AND LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING MONDAY
AFTERNOON.  THESE INCREASING WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HOT
TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE POSSIBLE EXTREME
FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.  WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT WITH EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR REMAINING A POSSIBILITY.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH WITH
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THANK YOU.

TEAM RIVERTON