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Red Flag Warning 18, NWS Riverton, WY

September 4, 201511 counties in Wyoming

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Riverton, WY at 00:00Z on 2015-09-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 49 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Riverton, WY at 00:00Z on 2015-09-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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

&&

AEM
Special 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/

&&

AEM
Special 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.

#

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

MEUNIER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 4, 6:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWSweetwater48 min
Sep 4, 7:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWSweetwater57 min
Sep 4, 8:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIW60 min
Sep 5, 12:25 PM MDTFire Weather WatchRIWFremont, Hot Springs, Johnson, Lincoln, Natrona, Park and 5 more14 hr
Sep 5, 2:25 PM MDTFreeze WarningRIWFremont, Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater, Teton19 hr
Sep 5, 5:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementRIWBig Horn24 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.