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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Riverton, WY

September 9, 20154 counties in Wyoming

NWS Riverton, WY issued this red flag warning at Sep 9, 2015, 1:10 PM MDT for 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Sep 10, 2015, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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 9, 2015, 1:10 PM MDT (19:10 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 10, 2015, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Sep 10, 2015, 8:01 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Riverton, WY

Counties Lincoln County, WY, Sublette County, WY, Sweetwater County, WY, Uinta County, WY

The radar

The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 177 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 12:00Z on 2015-09-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Riverton, WY at 12:00Z on 2015-09-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3744 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 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.

015 
WWUS85 KRIW 091910
RFWRIW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
110 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2015

...HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN
THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING...

LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND AGAIN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS A RESULT... A RED FLAG WARNING
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS.

WYZ277-279-100300-
/O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0021.150910T1800Z-150911T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-150910T0300Z/
LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS-
SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA-
110 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
15 PERCENT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277 AND 279... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 25 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277 AND 279...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON CONTINUES A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279. 
 
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING TO AS LOW AS 10 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.

&&

$$

WYZ414-100300-
/O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0021.150910T1800Z-150911T0300Z/
SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF-
110 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
15 PERCENT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 414...

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

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 414.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING AS LOW AS 10 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.

&&

$$

WYZ289-100300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-150910T0300Z/
GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-
110 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS UP TO 25 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15
PERCENT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING TO AS LOW AS 10 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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
095 
WWUS85 KRIW 092010
RFWRIW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
210 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2015

...HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN
THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING...

LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND AGAIN
THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. AS A RESULT... A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THESE AREAS.

WYZ277-279-100300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-150910T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0021.150910T1800Z-150911T0300Z/
LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS-
SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA-
210 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30
MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
277 AND 279... 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING TO AS LOW AS 10 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.

&&

$$

WYZ289-100300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-150910T0300Z/
GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-
210 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS UP TO 25 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
15 PERCENT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING TO AS LOW AS 10 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.

&&

$$

WYZ414-100300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0021.150910T1800Z-150911T0300Z/
SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF-
210 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
15 PERCENT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 414...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 414.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING AS LOW AS 10 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.

&&

$$
745 
WWUS85 KRIW 092047
RFWRIW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
247 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2015

...HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN
THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING...

LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND AGAIN
THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. AS A RESULT... A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THESE AREAS.

WYZ277-279-100300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-150910T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0021.150910T1800Z-150911T0300Z/
LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS-
SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA-
247 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
15 PERCENT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277 AND 279...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
15 PERCENT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277 AND 279...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING TO AS LOW AS 10 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.

&&

$$

WYZ289-100300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-150910T0300Z/
GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-
247 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS UP TO 25 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
15 PERCENT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 289.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING TO AS LOW AS 10 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.

&&

$$

WYZ414-100300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0021.150910T1800Z-150911T0300Z/
SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF-
247 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
15 PERCENT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 414 BELOW 8500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 414 BELOW 8500 FEET.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING AS LOW AS 10 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.

&&

$$
457 
WWUS85 KRIW 100218
RFWRIW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
818 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2015

...HIGH FIRE DANGER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST WYOMING...

LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST WYOMING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
AS A RESULT...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS.

WYZ277-279-101200-
/O.CAN.KRIW.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-150910T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0021.150910T1800Z-150911T0300Z/
LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS-
SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA-
818 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS EVENING. WEATHER
CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED TONIGHT.


...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
15 PERCENT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277 AND 279...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 279.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING TO AS LOW AS 10 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.

&&

$$

WYZ289-100330-
/O.CAN.KRIW.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-150910T0300Z/
GRANITE/GREEN/FERRIS/RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS-
818 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE ZONE 289...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AND RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TONIGHT.

$$

WYZ414-101200-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0021.150910T1800Z-150911T0300Z/
SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF-
818 PM MDT WED SEP 9 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW
15 PERCENT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 414 BELOW 8500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 414 BELOW 8500 FEET.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING AS LOW AS 10 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.

&&

$$
549 
WWUS85 KRIW 100750
RFWRIW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
150 AM MDT THU SEP 10 2015

...HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN WYOMING...

LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS A RESULT...A RED
FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS.

WYZ277-279-414-102200-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0021.150910T1800Z-150911T0300Z/
LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS-
SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA-
SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF-
150 AM MDT THU SEP 10 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...279 AND 414.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...FALLING TO AS LOW AS 10 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.

&&

$$
642 
WWUS85 KRIW 101934
RFWRIW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
134 PM MDT THU SEP 10 2015

...HIGH FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING...

LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS A RESULT...A RED
FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS.

WYZ277-279-414-110300-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150911T0300Z/
LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS-
SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA-
SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF-
134 PM MDT THU SEP 10 2015

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

 * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...279 AND 414.

 * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

 * HUMIDITY...FALLING TO AS LOW AS 10 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.

&&

$$
065 
WWUS85 KRIW 110201
RFWRIW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
801 PM MDT THU SEP 10 2015

WYZ277-279-414-110315-
/O.CAN.KRIW.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150911T0300Z/
LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS-
SWEETWATER COUNTY/ROCK SPRINGS BLM/FLAMING GORGE NRA-
SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF-
801 PM MDT THU SEP 10 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE ZONES 277...279 AND 414 HAS BEEN 
CANCELLED...

WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED OVER THE WARNED AREA AND RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS EVENING.

$$

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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.