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Red Flag Warning 27, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this red flag warning at Aug 23, 2012, 3:01 PM MDT for 12 counties in Wyoming. It was in force for 54 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
- Aug 23, 2012, 3:01 PM MDT (21:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 54 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, Sublette County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY, Teton County, WY, Uinta County, WY, Washakie County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:04 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 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 41 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
- 2318 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
370 WWUS85 KRIW 232101 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 301 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...DRY BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... .DRY BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH BECOMING COMMON. THESE EXPECTED CONDITIONS... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...HAVE WARRANTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING. THESE CONDITIONS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED OVER THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. WYZ286-288-240515- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0020.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120823T2101Z-120826T0300Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS/NORTH SHOSHONE NF- EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/SOUTH SHOSHONE NF- 301 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 286 AND 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 SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 286 AND 288. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ140-240515- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0020.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- 301 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ414>416-240515- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0020.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ 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 THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414...415 AND 416... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414...415 AND 416. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ277>279-240515- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0020.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN/ROCK SPRINGS BLM- SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 301 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...278 AND 279... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...278 AND 279. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ289-240515- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0020.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS- 301 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ280-300-240515- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0020.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120825T0600Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM-CASPER MOUNTAIN- 301 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 300... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 300. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ285-287-240515- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0020.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120825T0600Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS- 301 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285 AND 287... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285 AND 287. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ275-276-282-240515- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0020.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120825T0600Z/ NORTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM-CODY FOOTHILLS- SOUTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM- 301 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275...276 AND 282... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275...276 AND 282. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ281-240515- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0020.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120825T0600Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 301 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT 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 NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ283-240515- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0020.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120825T0600Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- 301 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
7 follow-up statements
868 WWUS85 KRIW 232126 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 326 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...DRY BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... .DRY BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH BECOMING COMMON. THESE EXPECTED CONDITIONS... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...HAVE WARRANTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING. THESE CONDITIONS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED OVER THE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. WYZ286-288-240900- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS/NORTH SHOSHONE NF- EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/SOUTH SHOSHONE NF- 326 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 286 AND 288... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 286 AND 288. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ140-240900- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- 326 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ414>416-240900- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ 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- 326 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414...415 AND 416... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414...415 AND 416. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ277>279-240900- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN/ROCK SPRINGS BLM- SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 326 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...278 AND 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...278 AND 279. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ289-240900- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS- 326 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ280-300-240900- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120825T0600Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM-CASPER MOUNTAIN- 326 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 300... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 300. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ285-287-240900- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120825T0600Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS- 326 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285 AND 287... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285 AND 287. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ275-276-282-240900- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120825T0600Z/ NORTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM-CODY FOOTHILLS- SOUTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM- 326 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275...276 AND 282... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275...276 AND 282. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ281-240900- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120825T0600Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 326 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ283-240900- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120825T0600Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- 326 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FORE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
536 WWUS85 KRIW 240840 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 240 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...DRY BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .DRY BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY AND SATURDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH BECOMING COMMON. THESE EXPECTED CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...HAVE WARRANTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING. WYZ140-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- 240 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ414>416-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- NORTH ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF AND GRAND TETON NP- WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- 240 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414...415 AND 416... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414...415 AND 416. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ286-288-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS/NORTH SHOSHONE NF- EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/SOUTH SHOSHONE NF- 240 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 286 AND 288... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 286 AND 288. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ277>279-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN/ROCK SPRINGS BLM- SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 240 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...278 AND 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...278 AND 279. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ289-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120826T0300Z/ GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS- 240 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ280-300-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120825T0600Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM-CASPER MOUNTAIN- 240 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 300... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 300. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ285-287-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120825T0600Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS- 240 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285 AND 287... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285 AND 287. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ275-276-282-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120825T0600Z/ NORTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM-CODY FOOTHILLS- SOUTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM- 240 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275...276 AND 282... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275...276 AND 282. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ281-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120825T0600Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 240 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ283-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.120824T1800Z-120825T0600Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- 240 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
298 WWUS85 KRIW 242036 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 236 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...DRY BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DRY COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH... .DRY BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING THIS EVENING. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE NORTH AND EAST AS IT MOVES SOUTH THIS EVENING. THE WEST AND SOUTH WILL CONTINUE TO SEE STRONG WEST FLOW AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS SATURDAY WELL INTO THE EVENING...WHILE THE NORTH... CENTRAL AND EAST SEE LIGHTER WINDS AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH BECOMING COMMON. THESE EXPECTED CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...HAVE WARRANTED THE CONTINUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING. WYZ140-250600- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- 236 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ414>416-250600- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- NORTH ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF AND GRAND TETON NP- WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- 236 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414... 415 AND 416... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414...415 AND 416. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ277>279-250600- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN/ROCK SPRINGS BLM- SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 236 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277... 278 AND 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...278 AND 279. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ286-288-250600- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS/NORTH SHOSHONE NF- EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/SOUTH SHOSHONE NF- 236 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 286 AND 288... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 286 AND 288. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ289-250600- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS- 236 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ280-300-250600- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120825T0600Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM-CASPER MOUNTAIN- 236 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 300... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 300. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ285-287-250600- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120825T0600Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS- 236 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285 AND 287... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285 AND 287. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ275-276-282-250600- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120825T0600Z/ NORTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM-CODY FOOTHILLS- SOUTH BIG HORN BASIN/WORLAND BLM- 236 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275... 276 AND 282... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 275...276 AND 282. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ281-250600- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120825T0600Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 236 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ283-250600- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120825T0600Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- 236 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
622 WWUS85 KRIW 250619 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1219 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...DRY BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DRY COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH... .DRY BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING THIS EVENING. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE NORTH AND EAST AS IT MOVES SOUTH THIS EVENING. THE WEST AND SOUTH WILL CONTINUE TO SEE STRONG WEST FLOW AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS SATURDAY WELL INTO THE EVENING... WHILE THE NORTH... CENTRAL AND EAST SEE LIGHTER WINDS AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH BECOMING COMMON. THESE EXPECTED CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...HAVE WARRANTED THE CONTINUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING. WYZ275-276-280>283-285-287-300-250730- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120825T0600Z/ 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-CASPER MOUNTAIN- 1219 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285 AND 287... WIND HAS DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA AND HUMIDITY HAS RECOVERED ABOVE FIFTEEN PERCENT...THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WYZ140-251430- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- 1219 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ414>416-251430- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ 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- 1219 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414... 415 AND 416... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414...415 AND 416. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ277>279-251430- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN/ROCK SPRINGS BLM- SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 1219 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277... 278 AND 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...278 AND 279. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ286-288-251430- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS/NORTH SHOSHONE NF- EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/SOUTH SHOSHONE NF- 1219 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 286 AND 288... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 286 AND 288. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ289-251430- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS- 1219 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
254 WWUS85 KRIW 250903 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 303 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...DRY BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DRY COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH... .DRY BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHILE THE NORTH... CENTRAL AND EAST SEE LIGHTER WINDS AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH BECOMING COMMON. THESE EXPECTED CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...HAVE WARRANTED THE CONTINUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING. WYZ140-252200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- 303 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ414>416-252200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- NORTH ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF AND GRAND TETON NP- WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- 303 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414... 415 AND 416... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414...415 AND 416. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ277>279-252200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN/ROCK SPRINGS BLM- SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 303 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277... 278 AND 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...278 AND 279. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ286-288-252200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS/NORTH SHOSHONE NF- EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/SOUTH SHOSHONE NF- 303 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 286 AND 288... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 286 AND 288. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ289-252200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS- 303 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
757 WWUS85 KRIW 252107 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 307 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...DRY BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DRY COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH... .DRY BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHILE THE NORTH... CENTRAL AND EAST SEE LIGHTER WINDS AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH BECOMING COMMON. THESE EXPECTED CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...HAVE WARRANTED THE CONTINUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING. WYZ140-260300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- 307 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ414>416-260300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ 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- 307 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414... 415 AND 416... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414...415 AND 416. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ277>279-260300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN/ROCK SPRINGS BLM- SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 307 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277... 278 AND 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...278 AND 279. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ286-288-260300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS/NORTH SHOSHONE NF- EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/SOUTH SHOSHONE NF- 307 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 286 AND 288... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 286 AND 288. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ WYZ289-260300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS- 307 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...WOULD PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RIVERTON
498 WWUS85 KRIW 260236 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 836 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 WYZ140-260345- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- 836 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 140... WINDS HAVE WEAKENED THIS EVENING...AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ WYZ414>416-260345- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- NORTH ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF AND GRAND TETON NP- WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- 836 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414...415 AND 416... WINDS HAVE WEAKENED THIS EVENING...AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ WYZ277>279-260345- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN/ROCK SPRINGS BLM- SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 836 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...278 AND 279... WINDS HAVE WEAKENED THIS EVENING...AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ WYZ286-288-260345- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS/NORTH SHOSHONE NF- EAST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/SOUTH SHOSHONE NF- 836 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 286 AND 288... WINDS HAVE WEAKENED THIS EVENING...AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ WYZ289-260345- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120826T0300Z/ GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS- 836 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289... WINDS HAVE WEAKENED THIS EVENING...AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ 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 Aug 23, 11:51 AM MDT, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 11:51 AM MDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1151 AM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS CURRENTLY OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHWEST UTAH WILL SHAPE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE SOUTHERN LOW WILL KEEP MOISTURE ELEVATED ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING BRINGING SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY. A SURGE OF PACIFIC MOISTURE SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW MAY TOUCH OFF A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE REST OF THE CWA WILL REMAIN DRY. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE SOUTH BEING THE TRICKIEST FORECAST. CLOUD COVER KEPT TEMPERATURES DOWN WEDNESDAY AND MY DO SO AGAIN TODAY. HIGHS ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOW TO MID 80S BUT MID TO UPPER 70S ARE NOT IMPOSSIBLE CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL CLOUD COVER. THE SOUTHERN LOW WILL WEAKEN AND SLOWLY TRANSLATE EASTWARD AS AN OPEN WAVE KEEPING ITS SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE MOSTLY TO OUR SOUTH BUT POSSIBLE AFFECTING FAR SOUTHERN WYOMING INTO THE WEEKEND. THE GULF LOW WILL DIVE SOUTHWARD ALONG THE CANADA COAST AND MOVE ASHORE LATE TODAY WITH A FEW VIGOROUS SHORTWAVES ROTATING ABOUT THE CENTER. THE APPROACHING SHORTWAVES AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WIND. HIGH PRESSURE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL KEEP DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE FOR FRIDAY. FOR THESE REASONS...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE CWA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WATCH EXTENDS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BUT COOLER POST FRONTAL AIR WILL BRING HIGHER RH AND A REDUCTION IN WIND FOR MORE BORDERLINE CONDITIONS SATURDAY. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY 00Z GFS AND GEM MODELS ARE FAIRLY CLOSE FROM SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY WITH THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURES. THE GFS HAS BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT THE PAST FEW DAY AND NIGHT RUNS WHICH WOULD LEAD TO A HIGHER CONFIDENCE IN THE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PERIOD. 00Z ECMWF AND ITS PREVIOUS 12Z RUN HAS TURNED BACK TO A MORE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN AND DEEPER WITH THE TROUGH NEXT WEEK. IN THE PAST FIVE NIGHTS IT HAS GONE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SLOWER AND FASTER SO CONFIDENCE IS LOW WITH THE ECMWF. LEANING TOWARD THE GFS AND GEM MODELS TONIGHT. THUS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS BACK OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THEN A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS OVER WY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM IN THE PACIFIC NW MOVES ONSHORE AND INTO SOUTHWEST CANADA BY THURSDAY MORNING. MID AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE AROUND THE WEST SIDE OF THE UPPER HIGH WILL FILTER INTO SW WY SUNDAY PM AND NIGHT AND THE MOISTURE FEED IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IN THE SW SUNDAY AND THEN OVER MOST MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST MON AND TUE. GFS MODEL WANTS TO DECREASE THE MOISTURE WED AND THEN BRING ANOTHER BATCH IN ON THURS. CONFIDENCE LOW WED AND THURS ON THE LESS MOISTURE FORECAST. WILL MAINTAIN LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IN THE SAME LOCATIONS. BREEZY TO WINDY AREAS WILL OCCUR WED AND THURS WHICH WOULD ELEVATE FIRE WX CONCERNS ONCE AGAIN. TEMPS WILL WARM BACK UP SUNDAY AND THEN VERY WARM TO HOT MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IF THE GFS IS RIGHT EVEN THURSDAY WILL BE VERY WARM TO HOT IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH. A COLD FRONT MAY GET INTO THE FAR NORTH NEXT THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WOULD MAKES HIGHS THERE A BIT COOLER. FIRST OUTLOOK FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND IS WARM WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS. && .AVIATION.../18Z ISSUANCE/ GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG EXTREME SOUTHERN WYOMING WHERE SOME SHOWERS MAY MOVE BARELY PAST THE BORDER. NO TAF RECEIVING TERMINALS ARE ANTICIPATED TO SEE ACTIVE WEATHER TODAY...AND SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY VFR. THE EXCEPTION TO THE PRESENCE OF VFR CONDITIONS MAY BE THE MOVEMENT OF ADDITIONAL SMOKE INTO WYOMING. HOWEVER...ANY REDUCTION TO VISIBILITY SHOULD BE VERY BRIEF...WITH RETURNING VFR CONDITIONS. && .FIRE WEATHER... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL ZONES FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A MOSTLY BENIGN WEATHER DAY IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER FAR SOUTHERN WYOMING AND PERHAPS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS. FRIDAY WILL SEE THE APPROACH OF A DISTURBANCE THAT WILL PRODUCE SHARPLY INCREASED WIND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THESE INCREASED WINDS COUPLED WITH LOW RH AHEAD OF THE FRONT HAVE PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. CONDITIONS WILL BE MORE BORDERLINE ON SATURDAY PARTICULARLY EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. RH WILL BE A BIT HIGHER AND WIND A LITTLE LIGHTER SATURDAY BUT SOME AREAS COULD SEE CONTINUED HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. && .RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WYZ140-275>283-285>289-300-414>416. && SHORT TERM...BERC LONG TERM...AR AVIATION...BRANHAM FIRE WEATHER...BERC
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 23, 5:00 AM MDT, 10 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 500 AM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 WYZ001>020-022>030-241200- 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- 500 AM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER FAR SOUTHERN WYOMING SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FRIDAY...INCREASING WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE AREA. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FAR SOUTH. MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. .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.