Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 18, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this red flag warning at Sep 4, 2015, 9:06 PM MDT for 11 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Sep 5, 2015, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 56 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
- Sep 4, 2015, 9:06 PM MDT (03:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 5, 2015, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2015, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 56 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties 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), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:08 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, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 44 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
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3173 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
995 WWUS85 KRIW 050306 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 906 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015 ...ELEVATED TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY... .DRY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AND SPREAD INTO CENTRAL WYOMING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING WITH A SHARP WIND SHIFT FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST. A VERY DRY AND GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY. WYZ280-283-289-051115- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-150905T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0008.150905T1900Z-150908T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0018.150905T1900Z-150907T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS- 906 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FOR STRONG WIND...LOW HUMIDITY AND CRITICAL LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...283 AND 289... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 15 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NEAR 10 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ277-050415- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-150905T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- 906 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
8 follow-up statements
240 WWUS85 KRIW 050855 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 255 AM MDT SAT SEP 5 2015 ...ELEVATED TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY... .DRY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AND SPREAD INTO CENTRAL WYOMING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH A SHARP WIND SHIFT FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST. A VERY DRY AND GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY. WYZ280-283-289-060700- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0018.150905T1900Z-150907T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS- 255 AM MDT SAT SEP 5 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WIND...LOW HUMIDITY AND CRITICAL LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280... 283 AND 289... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT... CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. NEAR 10 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
185 WWUS85 KRIW 051825 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1225 PM MDT SAT SEP 5 2015 ...ELEVATED TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY... .DRY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE EAST INTO THE NIGHT. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO FIRE OFF AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AND SPREAD INTO CENTRAL WYOMING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA WITH A SHARP WIND SHIFT FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST. A VERY DRY AND GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY. WYZ280-283-289-060930- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0018.150905T1900Z-150907T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS- 1225 PM MDT SAT SEP 5 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WIND...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDEX AND CRITICAL LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280... 283 AND 289... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WINDS WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT... CONTINUING OFF AND ON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. NEAR 10 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MIXED WET AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * HAINES...HAINES INDEX OF 6 ON SUNDAY * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ276-277-279-281-285-287-300-414-416-060930- /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.A.0009.150906T1800Z-150907T0300Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM-SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- 1225 PM MDT SAT SEP 5 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WIND...LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH HAINES INDEX... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 276. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 287. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 414. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 416. * WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 15 PERCENT * HAINES...HAINES INDEX OF 6 * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
584 WWUS85 KRIW 060835 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 235 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2015 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER THIS TODAY WITH CONDITIONS RETURNING ACROSS SOUTHERN WYOMING ON MONDAY... .DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND THIS AFTERNOON CREATING EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. CONDITIONS WILL BE ABLE TO RELAX OVERNIGHT THOUGH HUMIDITY RECOVER WILL BE MAINLY POOR. LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN WYOMING MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE RED FLAG WARNING CARRYING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN FIRE WEATHER ZONES. WYZ276-281-285-287-300-414-416-062315- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0009.150906T1800Z-150907T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.FW.W.0018.150906T1800Z-150907T0300Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM-SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- 235 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 276...281...285...287...300...414 AND 416... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 276. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 287. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 414. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 416. * WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. * HAINES...HAINES INDEX OF 6 THIS AFTERNOON FOR MANY ZONES. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ277-279-062315- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0009.150906T1800Z-150907T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.FW.W.0018.150906T1800Z-150908T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 235 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277 AND 279... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 BOTH TODAY AND MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT BOTH TODAY AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ289-062315- /O.EXT.KRIW.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150908T0300Z/ GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS- 235 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SIMILAR WIND EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY AND MONDAY. * HAINES...HAINES INDEX OF 6 TODAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ280-283-062315- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150907T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- 235 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 283... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 15 PERCENT. * HAINES...HAINES INDEX OF 6 ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
019 WWUS85 KRIW 061727 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1127 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2015 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER TODAY WITH CONDITIONS RETURNING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING ON MONDAY... .DRY...WINDY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL RETURN THIS AFTERNOON CREATING EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. CONDITIONS WILL BE ABLE TO RELAX OVERNIGHT BUT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE MAINLY FAIR TO POOR... ESPECIALLY AT MID SLOPE. LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING MONDAY AFTERNOON...IN ADDITION TO A HAINES INDEX OF 6...WITH THE RED FLAG WARNING CARRYING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL FIRE WEATHER ZONES. WYZ414-416-070400- /O.EXT.KRIW.FW.W.0018.150906T1800Z-150908T0300Z/ SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- 1127 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414 AND 416... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 414. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 416. * WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. * HAINES...HAINES INDEX OF 5 OR 6 ACROSS THE AREA. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 15 PERCENT...RECOVERING ABOVE 30 PERCENT AFTER 2100 TONIGHT AND DROPPING BACK BELOW 15 PERCENT AFTER 1100 MONDAY MORNING...BOTTOMING OUT AT AROUND 10 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ280-300-070400- /O.EXT.KRIW.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150908T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM-CASPER MOUNTAIN- 1127 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 300.. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY ON MONDAY WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF MIDWEST. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT....RECOVERING ABOVE 30 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH RECOVERY ONLY AROUND 20 PERCENT AT MID SLOPE AND THEN DROPPING BACK BELOW 15 PERCENT AROUND 1000 MONDAY MORNING...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HAINES...HAINES INDEX OF 6. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ283-070300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150907T0300Z/ UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN- 1127 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH...STRONGER GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON FROM CROWHEART WEST...AROUND LANDER...AND EAST OF RIVERTON. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT. * HAINES...HAINES INDEX OF 6. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ276-281-285-287-070300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0018.150906T1800Z-150907T0300Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM-SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS- 1127 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND AND HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 276... 281...285...AND 287... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 276. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 287. * WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. * HAINES...HAINES INDEX OF 5 OR 6 ALL AREAS. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ277-279-070400- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0018.150906T1800Z-150908T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- 1127 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277 AND 279... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. * WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 BOTH TODAY AND MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT...RECOVERING ABOVE 30 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS AFTER 2100 TONIGHT WITH AREAS AT MID SLOPE RECOVERING RIGHT AROUND 30 PERCENT...RETURNING BELOW 15 PERCENT AROUND 1100 MONDAY. * HAINES...HAINES INDEX OF 4 OR 5 TODAY...5 OR 6 ON MONDAY...HIGHER VALUES AS YOU MOVE NORTH. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ289-070400- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150908T0300Z/ GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS- 1127 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SIMILAR WIND EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH WIND DIRECTIONS A BIT MORE WESTERLY. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY RECOVERING AROUND 30 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH POOR RECOVERY AT MID SLOPE...AND DROPPING BACK BELOW 15 PERCENT AFTER 1000 MONDAY MORNING. * HAINES...HAINES INDEX OF 6. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
772 WWUS85 KRIW 070127 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 727 PM MDT SUN SEP 6 2015 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER MONDAY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING... LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING MONDAY AFTERNOON...IN ADDITION TO A HAINES INDEX OF 6...WITH THE RED FLAG WARNING CARRYING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL FIRE WEATHER ZONES. WYZ276-281-283-285-287-070230- /O.CAN.KRIW.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150907T0300Z/ CODY FOOTHILLS-JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN/WIND RIVER BASIN-SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- OWL CREEK MOUNTAINS- 727 PM MDT SUN SEP 6 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 276...281...283...285 AND 287... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE WIND HAS DECREASED AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS RECOVERING AS TEMPERATURES COOL DOWN THIS EVENING. $$ WYZ277-279-414-416-071100- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150908T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- 727 PM MDT SUN SEP 6 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...279...414 AND 416... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 414. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 416. * WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT...RECOVERING ABOVE 30 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS AFTER 2100 TONIGHT WITH AREAS AT MID SLOPE RECOVERING RIGHT AROUND 30 PERCENT...RETURNING BELOW 15 PERCENT AROUND 1100 MONDAY. * HAINES...HAINES INDEX OF 4 OR 5 TODAY...5 OR 6 ON MONDAY... HIGHER VALUES AS YOU MOVE NORTH. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ280-289-300-071100- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150908T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- 727 PM MDT SUN SEP 6 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...289 AND 300... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON MONDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT....RECOVERING ABOVE 30 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH RECOVERY ONLY AROUND 20 PERCENT AT MID SLOPE AND THEN DROPPING BACK BELOW 15 PERCENT AROUND 1000 MONDAY MORNING...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HAINES...HAINES INDEX OF 6. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
733 WWUS85 KRIW 070739 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 139 AM MDT MON SEP 7 2015 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER MONDAY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING... LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND WILL RETURN TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON...IN ADDITION TO A HAINES INDEX OF 6...WITH THE RED FLAG WARNING CARRYING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL FIRE WEATHER ZONES. WYZ277-279-414-416-072200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150908T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- 139 AM MDT MON SEP 7 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...279...414 AND 416... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 414. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 416. * WIND...WEST-SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * HAINES...5 OR 6. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ280-289-300-072200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150908T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- 139 AM MDT MON SEP 7 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...289 AND 300... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * HAINES...HAINES INDEX OF 6. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
968 WWUS85 KRIW 071813 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1213 PM MDT MON SEP 7 2015 ...EXTREME FIRE DANGER THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING... LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THIS EVENING ...IN ADDITION TO A HAINES INDEX OF 6...WITH THE RED FLAG WARNING CARRYING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL FIRE WEATHER ZONES. WYZ277-279-414-416-080300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150908T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- 1213 PM MDT MON SEP 7 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...279...414 AND 416... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 414. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 416. * WIND...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * HAINES...5 OR 6. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ280-289-300-080300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150908T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- 1213 PM MDT MON SEP 7 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WIND AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...289 AND 300... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * HAINES...HAINES INDEX OF 6. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TEAM RIVERTON
460 WWUS85 KRIW 080307 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 907 PM MDT MON SEP 7 2015 WYZ277-279-280-289-300-414-416-080415- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150908T0300Z/ LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA- NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- 907 PM MDT MON SEP 7 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...279...280...289...300...414 AND 416... RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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 Sep 4, 3:24 PM MDT, 5 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 3:24 PM MDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 324 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WV IMAGERY SHOWING BROAD RIDGING PATTERN ACROSS MOST OF THE CONUS EXCEPT FOR THE WCST WHERE A DEEP TROF EXISTS...WITH AXIS CENTERED FROM WRN WA SWD INTO NRN CA. WY CURRENTLY UNDER INCREASING SW FLOW...WITH NRN BRANCH OF THE JET JUST TO THE W OF WY WITH AN EMBEDDED JET STREAK OVR ERN NV AND UT. SRN BRANCH OF JET ASSOCIATED WITH SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE BUT N OF TROPICAL STORM KEVIN OFF THE BAJA COAST...WILL ALSO PUSH ANOTHER DISTURBANCE ACROSS SRN/SERN/ERN WY AGAIN THIS EVENING...SIMILAR TO THURSDAY. SFC OBS SHOWS LOW P AND ASSOCIATED BOUNDARY/STATIONARY LOW EXTENDING FROM THE DAKOTAS...W THRU THE CENTER OF WY...THEN SW THRU UT AND INTO ERN NV. HIGH P LOCATED UNDER DISTURBANCE OVR CO. CURRENT SHRA/ ISO TSRA CONFINED TO DISTURBANCE AND MOISTURE OVR WRN CO. TODAY/TONIGHT...WITH THE STATIONARY FRONT STRETCHED FROM E TO W ACROSS CNTRL WY AND A RELATIVELY STRONG LOCAL HIGH P MASS ONCE AGAIN OVR CNTRL CO...PRESSURE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO ALONG WITH INCREASING FLOW ALOFT FROM AS THE TROF SLOWLY APPROACHES...WILL MAKE FOR A BREEZY TO WINDY DAY ACROSS THE SRN/CNTRL FORECAST ZONES. RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR SWRN AND CNTRL WY. FRONTOGENESIS CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE ACROSS MT...EXPECTING TO JUST PUSH S OF THE BORDER THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE AREA LATE IN THE DAY/EVENING...WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING A POSSIBLITY AS BOUNDARY/STATIONARY FRONT AND FLEETING UPR DISTURBANCE OUT OF THE GREAT BASIN COMBINE TO ALLOW CONVECTION TO OCCUR AGAIN THIS EVENING. ELSEWHERE...ISO SHRA/TSRA WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FA...ESPECIALLY OVR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WRN FA... NRN ABSAROKAS...AND POSSIBLY BIG HORN MOUNTAINS AS TERRAIN FORCED ELEVATED CONVERGENCE ALONG WITH THESE DISTURBANCES COMBINE TO ERODE THE CAP BY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE UPR LVL DISTURBANCES...SFC BOUNDARIES...MESOSCALE/FRONTAL...OR OUTFLOW FROM EARLIER CONVECTION WILL BE NECESSARY TO TRIGGER STORM ACTIVITY TODAY/TONIGHT. SATURDAY...EARLY IN THE DAY...SIMILAR ATMOSPHERIC SET-UP TO THAT OF TODAY WITH LOW P CENTERED ACROSS THE DAKOTAS WITH TRAILING STATIONARY FRONT AGAIN CUTTING ACROSS CNTRL WY FROM E TO W. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AS EARLY WINTER WX SYSTEM HEADS THIS WAY. BIGGER CHANGES ON THE WAY AS THE LARGE UPR TROF FINALLY MAKES A PUSH THIS DIRECTION...SPAWNING CYCLO/FRONTO- GENESIS FROM THE NRN GREAT BASIN INTO THE NRN ROCKIES THRU THE DAY. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR FOR CNTRL WY IS THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CYCLONE WILL TAKE PLACE ACROSS FROM NRN WY INTO SERN MT...WITH MOST OF THE FA IN THE WARM SECTOR THRU THE DAY...FRONT NOT COMING INTO THE WEST UNTIL EVENING. FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE AND BECOME QUITE DIFFLUENT AS TROF DIGS THIS DIRECTION. BY AFTERNOON...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD BE ONGOING. TERRAIN FORCED ACROSS THE WEST...WITH SFC TROF OR REMNANTS OF TODAY'S/TONIGHT'S STATIONARY FRONT...AHEAD OF DEVELOPING MAIN COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SRN FA...ANOTHER AREA TO WATCH FOR CI EARLY. ONLY MODEST MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACTIVITY AT BEST...SO NO HYDRO CONCERNS OTHER THAN BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. BEST AREA FOR SUSTAINED AND SLIGHTLY STRONGER STORMS WILL BE LOCATED ACROSS THE NRN BIG HORN BASIN...TO THE LEE OF THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS ACROSS NRN JOHNSON COUNTY. THIS IS DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE DEVELOPING SFC LOW AND WARM FRONT...WITH SHEAR MAXIMIZED OVR THIS REGION. MOSTLY SMALL (NEAR SVR) HAIL AND STRONG(ER) BORDERLINE SVR WINDS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER STORMS IN THIS AREA. BY THE VERY END OF THIS FCST PERIOD...ACTIVITY RIGHT AT THE COLD FRONT NEAR THE NW BORDER REGION COULD START TO PRODUCE A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS...MOSTLY ABOVE 9K FT. .LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MODELS ARE NOW DELIVERING MORE OF A GLANCING BLOW FOR NORTHWEST WYOMING FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE COLDEST AIR AND THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT ARE NOT LINING UP TOO WELL...BUT THE TIMING OF THE FRONT WOULD STILL BRING IT INTO THE WEST SATURDAY EVENING...AND THROUGH THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY SUNRISE ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A DECENT AMOUNT OF QG FORCING AT THE FRONT END OF THE TROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH SOME JET SUPPORT AS THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE JET APPEARS TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MOISTURE...OR LACK THEREOF WILL BE THE KEY DECIDER AS TO WHETHER OR NOT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL APPEAR IN YELLOWSTONE AND THE ABSAROKAS...PERHAPS AS FAR SOUTH AS THE JACKSON VALLEY/MOOSE AREA. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY THAT STILL EXISTS...AND SOME LOOSE SUPPORT FOR SOME PRECIPTATION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...KEPT A BROAD AREA OF POPS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...IT WILL BE QUITE DRY AND WINDY WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER. IN ADDITION...LAPSE RATES WILL BE ON THE RISE AS THE COLD POOL ALOFT SETTLES OVER THE REGION LEADING TO A BROAD AREA OF HIGH HAINES INDEX EAST OF THE DIVIDE FOR SUNDAY. SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE EXITING TROUGH WILL ENCOURAGE SOME VERY DRY AND A BIT BREEZY AIR TO SURFACE FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX REMAINING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY AS FLOW TURNS MORE WESTERLY AND POSSIBLY BRINGS IN SOME VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WESTERLY FLOW REIGNS THROUGH THURSDAY WHEN HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER NEVADA...AMPLIFYING THE FLOW A BIT AND SHIFTING US INTO MORE OF A NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PATTERN FOR FRIDAY. && .AVIATION.../00Z ISSUANCE/ VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR ALL TERMINALS THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION AHEAD OF A LARGE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE PAC NW THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. GUSTY S-SW SFC WINDS 10-25KTS WILL ONCE AGAIN PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THEN...A SUB- TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WILL LIFT ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...CLIPPING EASTERN WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY VCNTY AND EAST INTERSTATE 25...KCPR- KBYG FROM 00Z-07Z. ADDITIONALLY...ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL RIDE OUT OF THE BASE OF THE TROUGH...ALLOWING ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING...VCNTY AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE THRU 06Z WITH A FEW STORMS PUSHING INTO THE CENTRAL BASINS...VCNTY KLND-KRIW-KCOD-KWRL 01Z- 06Z. THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE ERRATIC OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS 35-50KTS. MOST OF THE STORM ACTIVITY SHOULD DISSIPATE 06Z-09Z...WITH A FEW SHOWERS LINGERING OVER THE HIGH WESTERN/NORTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS UNTIL AROUND SUNRISE. WINDS WILL PICK UP ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL FORECAST AREA AFTER 19Z. && .FIRE WEATHER... FIRE DANGER ELEVATED MOST LOCATIONS TODAY AND SATURDAY...EXTREME ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING...WHERE A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 35 MPH AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING EARLY WINTER SYSTEM...AND RH VALUES DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT ARE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY...AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING A POSSIBLITY. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RACE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA...WITH COOL...DRY...AND QUITE WINDY AIR BEHIND IT...ENOUGH SO THAT IT HAS WARRANTED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. && .RIW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WYZ277-280-283- 289. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WYZ280-283-289. && SHORT TERM...BRAUN LONG TERM...ALLEN AVIATION...BRAUN FIRE WEATHER...BRAUN
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 4, 2:06 PM MDT, 7 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 206 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015 WYZ001>020-022>030-051100- YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS- NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN- SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS- BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST- NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE- WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST- UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN-STAR VALLEY- SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-FLAMING GORGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- 206 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WARM...DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING. THIS WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WYOMING. PLEASE SEE THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. OTHERWISE...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PRESENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTY WIND AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH ANY STORM ACTIVITY TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...DRY GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF A COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO BE OVER THE WIND CORRIDOR BETWEEN ROCK SPRINGS...LANDER/RIVERTON...AND CASPER. FIRE DANGER COULD BE EXTREME OVER PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS. COLD FRONT WILL THE MOVE THROUGH THE AREA...STARTING IN WESTERN WYOMING SATURDAY EVENING. COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS. THIS COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY BEFORE LIFTING NORTH. WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY...CONDITIONS WILL DRY OUT QUICKLY. FIRE WEATHER EXPECTED TO BE NEAR EXTREME OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING ONCE AGAIN. PLEASE SEE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. MONDAY...DRY...AND WINDY CONDITIONS AGAIN ACROSS CENTRAL...RESULTING IN EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING INCLUDING FREMONT AND NATRONA COUNTIES. PLEASE SEE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 45 MPH.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 4, 4:52 PM MDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
452 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0434 PM TSTM WND GST 2 SSE LANDER 42.80N 108.72W
09/04/2015 M58 MPH FREMONT WY ASOS
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AEMSpecial weather statement, Sep 4, 6:27 PM MDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 627 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015 WYZ019-028>030-050115- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE- 627 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SWEETWATER COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM MDT... AT 623 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR PILOT BUTTE TO 16 MILES EAST OF LOWE CANYON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... ROCK SPRINGS AROUND 635 PM MDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE ...ROCK SPRINGS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL...SWEETWATER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...ROCK SPRINGS KOA CAMPGROUND... # THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND 137. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 4169 10955 4217 10885 4133 10854 4100 10929 TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 232DEG 39KT 4167 10946 4110 10925 MEUNIER
Special weather statement, Sep 4, 6:48 PM MDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 648 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015 WYZ010-011-050400- NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...KAYCEE 648 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015 THROUGH 10 PM...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY. THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. ALSO EXPECT OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT. WYZ015-017>019-050400- WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER BASIN-LANDER FOOTHILLS- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC CITY...RIVERTON...LANDER... JEFFREY CITY...BAIROIL 648 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015 THROUGH 10 PM...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST OFF THE WIND RIVER RANGE INTO THE WIND RIVER BASIN. THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. ALSO EXPECT OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT. BOATERS ON OPEN WATERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY PREPARED FOR SUDDEN...STRONG ERRATIC WIND GUSTS THAT MAY TOPPLE SMALL CRAFT. THESE WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR SEVERAL MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT STORM. WYZ014-025-026-028-029-050400- WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER- FLAMING GORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINEDALE...MARBLETON...LA BARGE... BIG PINEY...EDEN...FARSON...ROCK SPRINGS...GREEN RIVER 648 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015 THROUGH 10 PM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OFF THE UINTA RANGE AND MOVE NORTH TO NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING. THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. ALSO EXPECT OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT. BOATERS ON OPEN WATERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY PREPARED FOR SUDDEN...STRONG ERRATIC WIND GUSTS THAT MAY TOPPLE SMALL CRAFT. THESE WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR SEVERAL MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT STORM. WYZ001-012-013-023-024-050400- YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS- JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANYON...LAKE...MADISON...MAMMOTH... OLD FAITHFUL...TOWER JUNCTION...JACKSON...AFTON...ALPINE... FOSSIL BUTTE NATIONAL MON 648 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015 THROUGH 10 PM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTH ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. ALSO EXPECT OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT. BOATERS ON OPEN WATERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY PREPARED FOR SUDDEN...STRONG ERRATIC WIND GUSTS THAT MAY TOPPLE SMALL CRAFT. THESE WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR SEVERAL MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT STORM. WYZ020-022-050400- NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-CASPER MOUNTAIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CASPER 648 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015 THROUGH 8 PM...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS NATRONA COUNTY INCLUDING THE CASPER AREA. THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE STRONG OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. BOATERS ON OPEN WATERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY PREPARED FOR SUDDEN...STRONG ERRATIC WIND GUSTS THAT MAY TOPPLE SMALL CRAFT. THESE WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR SEVERAL MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT STORM.
Local storm report, Sep 4, 7:03 PM MDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
703 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0652 PM TSTM WND GST 8 E ROCK SPRINGS 41.59N 109.06W
09/04/2015 M60 MPH SWEETWATER WY ASOS
ASOS STATION ROCK SPRINGS AIRPORT /RKS/
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AEMSpecial weather statement, Sep 4, 7:18 PM MDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 718 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015 WYZ019-030-050215- GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY- 718 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN FREMONT AND CENTRAL SWEETWATER COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM MDT... AT 716 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SUPERIOR TO 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SWEETWATER COUNTY AIRPORT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... SUPERIOR AROUND 720 PM MDT. BITTER CREEK REST AREA AROUND 750 PM MDT. TABLE ROCK AROUND 755 PM MDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE PATRICK DRAW NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANT...RED DESERT...POINT OF ROCKS...BITTER CREEK... AND TIPTON. # THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 119 AND 167. LAT...LON 4253 10838 4155 10806 4118 10883 4192 10910 TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 220DEG 36KT 4184 10899 4136 10882 MEUNIER
Special weather statement, Sep 4, 8:30 PM MDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
830 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015
WYZ019-030-050330-
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-
830 PM MDT FRI SEP 4 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT...EASTERN
SWEETWATER AND SOUTHWESTERN NATRONA COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM MDT...
AT 829 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CROOKS GAP TO NEAR
TABLE ROCK TO NEAR ADOBE TOWN RIM...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
CROOKS GAP AROUND 845 PM MDT.
JEFFREY CITY AROUND 850 PM MDT.
WAMSUTTER AROUND 900 PM MDT.
CRESTON JUNCTION AROUND 910 PM MDT.
BAIROIL AROUND 920 PM MDT.
GREEN MOUNTAIN AROUND 925 PM MDT.
SPLIT ROCK AROUND 930 PM MDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE CRESTON...RED DESERT
AND TIPTON.
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THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 154 AND 198.
LAT...LON 4114 10838 4161 10836 4233 10822 4282 10739
4244 10738 4243 10752 4166 10751 4166 10793
4137 10792
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 217DEG 53KT 4223 10816 4167 10831 4127 10832
MEUNIERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 6:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Sweetwater | 48 min |
| Sep 4, 7:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Sweetwater | 57 min |
| Sep 4, 8:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 60 min | |
| Sep 5, 12:25 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | RIW | Fremont, Hot Springs, Johnson, Lincoln, Natrona, Park and 5 more | 14 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:25 PM MDT | Freeze Warning | RIW | Fremont, Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater, Teton | 19 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Big Horn | 24 min |
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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.