Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this red flag warning at Jun 17, 2012, 1:56 AM MDT for 10 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jun 17, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 59 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2012, 1:56 AM MDT (07:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 59 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Big Horn County, WY, Fremont County, WY, Hot Springs County, WY, Johnson County, WY, Lincoln County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Park County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY, Uinta County, WY, Washakie County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 20 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3623 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
889 WWUS85 KRIW 170756 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 156 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND MONDAY... .WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...ALONG WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES. THIS WILL COMBINE FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AREAS...INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 279...280...281 AND 285. WYZ279-172200- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0010.120617T1600Z-120618T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120617T1600Z-120619T0300Z/ SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 156 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED IN THE LATE MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE EVENING. MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT AND CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RESUME MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ280-172200- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0010.120617T1600Z-120618T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120617T1600Z-120619T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 156 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED IN THE LATE MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE EVENING. MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT AND CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RESUME MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ281-172200- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0010.120617T1600Z-120618T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120617T1600Z-120618T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 156 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED IN THE LATE MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ285-172200- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0010.120617T1600Z-120618T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120617T1600Z-120618T0300Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 156 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED IN THE LATE MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ LAVOIE/BERC HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
14 follow-up statements
922 WWUS85 KRIW 171947 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 147 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY IN SOME AREAS... .SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...THIS WILL COMBINE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AT OR BELOW 10 PERCENT AND HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND 90S ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE...ADDITIONALLY A HAINES INDEX OF 5 OR 6 IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA...WITH A SLIGHTLY MORE MOISTURE EXPECTED TO LOWER THE HAINES INDEX A BIT ON MONDAY. THESE ELEMENTS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AREAS...INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 279...280...281 AND 285 THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RESUME IN ZONES 279 AND 280 ON MONDAY...AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY IN ZONE 279. THERE WILL BE SOME RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT AND WIND SPEEDS WILL BACK OFF OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AREAS...SO A RETURN TO MIN RHS BELOW 15 PERCENT SHOULD OCCUR BEFORE NOON ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO PICK BACK UP AGAIN ON MONDAY MORNING. WYZ279-180400- /O.EXT.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 147 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE EVENING. MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT AND CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RESUME BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND WILL RESUME AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S DURING THE DAY...DROPPING INTO THE LOW 60S TO UPPER 50S AT NIGHT. * IMPACTS...A HAINES INDEX OF 6 COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THIS EVENING. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ280-180400- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 147 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE EVENING. MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT AND CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RESUME MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S LOWER 90S THIS EVENING...DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ281-180300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120618T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 147 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281 SOUTH OF BUFFALO. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED IN THE LATE MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ285-180300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120618T0300Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 147 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED IN THE LATE MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
967 WWUS85 KRIW 180124 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 724 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY IN SOME AREAS... .SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT AND TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S ACROSS THE REGION. ADDITIONALLY A HAINES INDEX OF 5 OR 6 IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA. SLIGHTLY MORE MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO LOWER THE HAINES INDEX A BIT ON MONDAY. THESE ELEMENTS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AREAS... INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 279 AND 280 THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RESUME IN ZONES 279 AND 280 ON MONDAY...AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY IN ZONE 279. THERE WILL BE SOME RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT AND WIND SPEEDS WILL BACK OFF OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AREAS...SO A RETURN TO MIN RHS BELOW 15 PERCENT SHOULD OCCUR BEFORE NOON ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO PICK BACK UP AGAIN ON MONDAY MORNING. WYZ281-285-180230- /O.CAN.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120618T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM-SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 724 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 281 AND 285... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WIND HAS DECREASED AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ279-181000- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 724 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE EVENING. MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT AND CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RESUME BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND WILL RESUME AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...READINGS IN THE 80S THROUGH SUNSET. THEN HIGHS IN THE 80S ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...A HAINES INDEX OF 6 COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THIS EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ280-181000- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 724 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE EVENING. MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT AND CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RESUME MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 80S UNTIL SUNSET...AND IN THE 80S MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
911 WWUS85 KRIW 180755 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 155 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY IN SOME AREAS... .CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN ZONES 279 AND 280 TODAY...AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY IN ZONE 279. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS...AS WINDS AND RH REACH CRITICAL LEVELS BEFORE NOON TODAY. WYZ279-182200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 155 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE EVENING. MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT AND CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RESUME BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ280-182200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 155 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ LAVOIE/BERC HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
163 WWUS85 KRIW 181340 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 740 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY IN SOME AREAS... .CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN ZONES 279 280 283 AND 288 TODAY...AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY IN ZONE 279. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS...AS WINDS AND RH REACH CRITICAL LEVELS BEFORE NOON TODAY. WYZ283-182145- /O.EXA.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- 740 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER TO MID 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ288-182145- /O.EXA.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/SOUTH SHOSHONE NF- 740 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 288... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 288. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ279-182145- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 740 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE EVENING. MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT AND CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RESUME BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 60S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ280-182145- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 740 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
068 WWUS85 KRIW 181634 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1034 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY IN SOME AREAS... .CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN ZONES 275 SOUTHERN 276 282 287 279 280 283 AND 288 TODAY...AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY IN ZONE 279. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS...AS WINDS AND RH REACH CRITICAL LEVELS TODAY. WYZ275-282-190300- /O.EXB.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120618T2000Z-120619T0300Z/ NORTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM-SOUTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM- 1034 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275 AND 282... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275 AND 282. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ281-285-190300- /O.EXB.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120618T1800Z-120619T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM-SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 1034 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 281 AND 285... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 281 AND 285. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TO THE UPPER 80S IN JOHNSON COUNTY...WITH LOW 90S POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ276-287-190300- /O.EXB.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120618T1800Z-120619T0300Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS- 1034 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 287 AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 276... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 287 AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 276. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ279-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 1034 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE EVENING. MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT AND CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RESUME BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ280-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 1034 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ283-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- 1034 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ288-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/SOUTH SHOSHONE NF- 1034 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 288... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 288. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS TO THE LOW 60S IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
434 WWUS85 KRIW 181725 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1125 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY IN SOME AREAS... .CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN ZONES 275 SOUTHERN 276 277 282 287 279 280 283 AND 288 TODAY...AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY IN ZONE 279. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS...AS WINDS AND RH REACH CRITICAL LEVELS TODAY. WYZ277-190300- /O.EXA.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- 1125 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277 BELOW 500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ279-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 1125 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE EVENING. MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT AND CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RESUME BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 60S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ280-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 1125 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 80. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ275-282-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120618T2000Z-120619T0300Z/ NORTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM-SOUTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM- 1125 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275 AND 282... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275 AND 282 BELOW 500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ281-285-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120618T1800Z-120619T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM-SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 1125 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 281 AND 285... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 281 AND 285 BELOW 500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ283-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- 1125 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283 BELOW 500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ276-287-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120618T1800Z-120619T0300Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS- 1125 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 287 AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 276... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 276 AND 287 BELOW 500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ288-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/SOUTH SHOSHONE NF- 1125 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 288... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 288 BELOW 500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
024 WWUS85 KRIW 181741 CCA RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1140 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY IN SOME AREAS... .CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN ZONES 275 SOUTHERN 276 277 282 287 279 280 283 AND 288 TODAY...AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY IN ZONE 279. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS...AS WINDS AND RH REACH CRITICAL LEVELS TODAY. WYZ277-190300- /O.COR.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- 1140 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277 BELOW 500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ279-190330- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 1140 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE EVENING. MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT AND CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RESUME BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 60S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ280-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 1140 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 80. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ275-282-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120618T2000Z-120619T0300Z/ NORTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM-SOUTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM- 1140 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275 AND 282... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275 AND 282 BELOW 500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ281-285-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120618T1800Z-120619T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM-SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 1140 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 281 AND 285... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 281 AND 285 BELOW 500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ283-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- 1140 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283 BELOW 500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ276-287-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120618T1800Z-120619T0300Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS- 1140 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 287 AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 276... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 276 AND 287 BELOW 500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ288-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/SOUTH SHOSHONE NF- 1140 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 288... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 288 BELOW 500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
188 WWUS85 KRIW 181744 CCA RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1143 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY IN SOME AREAS... .CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN ZONES 275 SOUTHERN 276 277 282 287 279 280 283 AND 288 TODAY...AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY IN ZONE 279. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS...AS WINDS AND RH REACH CRITICAL LEVELS TODAY. WYZ277-190345- /O.COR.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- 1143 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277 BELOW 500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ279-190345- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 1143 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE EVENING. MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT AND CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RESUME BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 60S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ280-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 1143 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 80. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ275-282-190300- /O.COR.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120618T2000Z-120619T0300Z/ NORTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM-SOUTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM- 1143 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275 AND 282... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275 AND 282. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ281-285-190300- /O.COR.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120618T1800Z-120619T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM-SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 1143 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 281 AND 285... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 281 AND 285. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ283-190300- /O.COR.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- 1143 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ276-287-190300- /O.COR.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120618T1800Z-120619T0300Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS- 1143 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 287 AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 276... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 287 AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 276. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ288-190300- /O.COR.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/SOUTH SHOSHONE NF- 1143 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 288... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 288. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 50S. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
962 WWUS85 KRIW 190130 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 730 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 900 PM IN FIRE ZONE 277 AND 279 AND THEN AGAIN TUESDAY IN FIRE ZONE 279... WYZ275-276-280>283-285-287-288-190230- /O.CAN.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ NORTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM-CODY FOOTHILLS- NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM-JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- SOUTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM- UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN-SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS-EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/SOUTH SHOSHONE NF- 730 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS RISEN AND COOLER AIR IS MOVING INTO THESE LOCATIONS. THE WIND IS DECREASING AS WELL IN MOST LOCATIONS. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ279-191000- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 730 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH 900 PM. MOISTURE RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT AND CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RESUME BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS 70 TO 75. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ277-190300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- 730 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH 900 PM THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...70S UNTIL 900 PM. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
520 WWUS85 KRIW 190259 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 859 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 900 PM IN FIRE ZONE 277 AND 279 AND THEN AGAIN TUESDAY IN FIRE ZONE 279... WYZ277-190400- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- 859 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277... THE WIND IS DECREASING AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS ABOVE 15 PERCENT. THUS THE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 900 PM. $$ WYZ279-191100- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 859 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BREEZY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY. STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH 900 PM TUESDAY EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ONCE AGAIN AND LAST INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS 70 TO 75. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA ON LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
049 WWUS85 KRIW 190756 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 156 AM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RESUME LATER THIS MORNING IN FIRE ZONE 279 AND 280... WYZ280-192200- /O.EXB.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 156 AM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH 900 PM TONIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ279-192200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 156 AM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH 900 PM TONIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ LAVOIE/HATTINGS HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
597 WWUS85 KRIW 191532 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 932 AM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RESUME LATER THIS MORNING IN FIRE ZONES 279...280...AND 283... .CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING IN FIRE ZONES 279...280...AND 283 AS DRY AIR MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT IN THESE AREAS...WITH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WYZ283-200300- /O.EXB.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120619T1800Z-120620T0300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- 932 AM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH 900 PM TONIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ279-200300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 932 AM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH 900 PM TONIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ280-200300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.120619T1600Z-120620T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 932 AM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH 900 PM TONIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WOLCOTT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
919 WWUS85 KRIW 192037 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 237 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON IN FIRE ZONES 277...279...280...283...AND 288... .CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED AND ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING IN FIRE ZONES 277...279...280...283...AND 288 AS DRY AIR MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE DROPPED BELOW 15 PERCENT IN THESE AREAS...WITH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WYZ277-200300- /O.EXA.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- 237 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH 900 PM TONIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ288-200300- /O.EXA.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/SOUTH SHOSHONE NF- 237 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 288... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 288. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH 900 PM TONIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ279-200300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 237 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH 900 PM TONIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ280-200300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 237 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH 900 PM TONIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ283-200300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- 237 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN LATE THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH 900 PM TONIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WOLCOTT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
750 WWUS85 KRIW 200258 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 858 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM... WYZ279-200400- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 858 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279... COOLING HAS RAISED RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THIS EVENING AND WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. $$ WYZ280-200400- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 858 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... COOLING HAS RAISED RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THIS EVENING AND WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. $$ WYZ283-200400- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- 858 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283... COOLING HAS RAISED RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THIS EVENING AND WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. $$ WYZ277-200400- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- 858 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277... COOLING HAS RAISED RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THIS EVENING AND WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. $$ WYZ288-200400- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120620T0300Z/ EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/SOUTH SHOSHONE NF- 858 PM MDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 288... COOLING HAS RAISED RELATIVE HUMIDITY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THIS EVENING AND WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Riverton, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jun 16, 11:40 PM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 11:40 PM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1140 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH DEEPENS EAST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...WARMER...WINDY CONDITIONS WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL AREAS AND ALONG AND NEAR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SKIRT THE FAR NORTH OVER THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AND MONDAY...INCREASING IN THE WEST ON TUESDAY. COOLER AIR WILL MOVE IN MONDAY WITH MORE COOLING ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL MODERATE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SOME. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE COOLING ON TUESDAY IS MORE PRONOUNCED THAN THE PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS. TEMPERATURES AT 700 MB COULD BE -5 C OVER YELLOWSTONE N. P. TUESDAY MORNING. THE NAM12 IS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH THE COOLING. .LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY A COLD FRONT PASSES FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ON TUESDAY...FINALLY PUSHING THROUGH THE REST OF THE STATE SOMETIME ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE COULD BE CONTINUED ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IN SOUTHERN WYOMING DEPENDING UPON THE TIMING OF THE FRONT. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF RESPITE BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT BRINGS IN COOLER AND MORE MODERATE RHS FOR WEDNESDAY. THERE COULD BE SOME WEAK INSTABILITY ACROSS THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...LEADING TO POSSIBLE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE INTRODUCED ACROSS THE BIGHORN BASIN AND JOHNSON COUNTY. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...MAINLY DRY AND WARMER...CENTRAL BASIN TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS RIDGING BUILDS BACK INTO THE AREA...MINIMUM RHS WILL BE VERY LOW FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK SO ANY DAYS WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL MOST LIKELY SEE A FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHT. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS BRING A TROUGH BACK INTO THE NORTHWEST NEXT WEEKEND...WHICH COULD BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OUT AHEAD OF THE TROUGH TOWARD THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...AS A LEADING SHORT WAVE OR TWO COULD MOVE THROUGH THE AREA AND DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE ENOUGH FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH WOULD MOST LIKELY BE DRY GIVEN THE EXPECTED HOT AND DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW AT THE SURFACE. && .AVIATION.../06Z ISSUANCE/ VFR CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE FORECAST OVER THE NORTH FROM YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK TO THE NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS FROM 19Z SUNDAY UNTIL 06Z MONDAY. THE MAIN ISSUE WILL BE WIND AT MOST TERMINAL SITES TODAY. GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS. WIND SPEEDS ALOFT WILL ALSO BE STRONG LEADING TO TURBULENCE OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THE WIND WILL DECREASE AT MOST TERMINAL SITES AFTER 02Z MONDAY. && .FIRE WEATHER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FIRE WEATHER ZONES 279...280...281 AND 285 10 AM TO 9 PM SUNDAY... AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH DEEPENS EAST OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...WARMER...WINDY CONDITIONS WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL AREAS AND ALONG AND NEAR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SKIRT THE FAR NORTH OVER THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. COOLER AIR WILL MOVE IN MONDAY WITH MORE COOLING ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL MODERATE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SOME. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. && .RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING WYZ279>281-285. && SHORT TERM...C.BAKER LONG TERM...ALLEN AVIATION...AR FIRE WEATHER...C.BAKER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 8:35 PM MDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 835 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 WYZ001>020-022>030-171200- 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- 835 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...WINDY AND DRY WITH ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER BEHAVIOR POSSIBLE SOUTH AND CENTRAL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. TEAM RIVERTON
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.