Alert archive / Wyoming / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Riverton, WY
NWS Riverton, WY issued this red flag warning at Jun 22, 2016, 9:05 PM MDT for 8 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jun 23, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 57 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2016, 9:05 PM MDT (03:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 23, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2016, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 57 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Riverton, WY
Counties Fremont County, WY, Hot Springs County, WY, Johnson County, WY, Lincoln County, WY, Natrona County, WY, Sublette County, WY, Teton County, WY, Washakie County, WY
The radar
The Riverton/Lander radar (KRIW), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:07 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 36 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
- 31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3269 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
179 WWUS85 KRIW 230305 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 905 PM MDT WED JUN 22 2016 ...HOT...DRY...WINDY...AND UNSTABLE WEATHER TO RETURN TO MUCH OF CENTRAL WYOMING THURSDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .THURSDAY...STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND THE RETURN OF WEST TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR HOT TEMPERATURES AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS TO RETURN TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING... REINTRODUCING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THURSDAY WILL ALSO SEE A SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM PRODUCTION IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NATRONA COUNTY...WHICH WILL EXACERBATE THE FIRE DANGER. HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH SOME DRY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE FRIDAY. EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY...BEFORE DECREASING FIRE DANGER ON SUNDAY AS COOLER WEATHER FINALLY MOVES INTO THE REGION. WYZ280-231000- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0003.160623T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0003.160623T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 905 PM MDT WED JUN 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ON THURSDAY... INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ281-231000- /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.A.0004.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 905 PM MDT WED JUN 22 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281. * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ WYZ285-231000- /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.A.0004.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 905 PM MDT WED JUN 22 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285. * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ WYZ300-231000- /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.A.0004.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 905 PM MDT WED JUN 22 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
10 follow-up statements
417 WWUS85 KRIW 230648 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1248 AM MDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...HOT...DRY...WINDY...AND UNSTABLE WEATHER TO RETURN TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .TODAY...STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND THE RETURN OF WEST TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR HOT TEMPERATURES AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS TO RETURN TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING... REINTRODUCING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. TODAY WILL ALSO SEE A SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN RELATIVELY DRY THUNDERSTORM PRODUCTION IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NATRONA COUNTY... WHICH WILL EXACERBATE THE FIRE DANGER. HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH SOME DRY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE FRIDAY. EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY...BEFORE DECREASING FIRE DANGER ON SUNDAY BEHIND A COOL FRONT. WYZ280-232200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.160623T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 1248 AM MDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY... * WIND...10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ON THURSDAY... INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND FRIDAY. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ281-232200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.A.0004.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 1248 AM MDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281. * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ WYZ285-232200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.A.0004.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 1248 AM MDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285. * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ WYZ300-232200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.A.0004.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 1248 AM MDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
920 WWUS85 KRIW 232115 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 315 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...HOT...DRY...WINDY...AND UNSTABLE WEATHER TO CONTINUE TO FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND THE RETURN OF WEST TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR HOT TEMPERATURES AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS TO RETURN TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING... REINTRODUCING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALSO, AN INCREASE IN RELATIVELY DRY THUNDERSTORM PRODUCTION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NATRONA COUNTY IS EXPECTED... WHICH WILL EXACERBATE THE FIRE DANGER CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. HOT... DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH SOME DRY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE FRIDAY. EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY...BEFORE DECREASING FIRE DANGER ON SUNDAY BEHIND A COOL FRONT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO IN FIRE ZONE 281 EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. WYZ281-240515- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0004.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.FW.W.0003.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 315 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ285-240515- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0004.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.FW.W.0003.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 315 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ300-240515- /O.UPG.KRIW.FW.A.0004.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KRIW.FW.W.0003.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 315 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ280-240515- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 315 PM MDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY... * WIND...10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY... INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ LIPSON
879 WWUS85 KRIW 240602 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1202 AM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...HOT...DRY...WINDY...AND UNSTABLE WEATHER TO CONTINUE TO FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL WYOMING... .STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR HOT TEMPERATURES AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL WYOMING WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICAL. SOME DRY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL ALSO CONTINUE TODAY OVER PORTIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY. EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY...BEFORE DECREASING FIRE DANGER ON SUNDAY BEHIND A COOL FRONT. WYZ414-416-242200- /O.EXB.KRIW.FW.W.0003.160624T1800Z-160625T0300Z/ SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- 1202 AM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR A STRONG FRONTAL PASSAGE...LOW RH VALUES...AND WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414 AND 416... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ280-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 1202 AM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY... * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH ON TODAY AND SATURDAY. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ281-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 1202 AM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY... * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ285-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 1202 AM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND POSSIBLE DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285... * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ300-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 1202 AM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300... * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
580 WWUS85 KRIW 241512 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 912 AM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...HOT...DRY...WINDY...AND UNSTABLE WEATHER TO CONTINUE TO FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR HOT TEMPERATURES AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICAL. SOME DRY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL ALSO CONTINUE TODAY OVER PORTIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY. EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY... BEFORE DECREASING FIRE DANGER ON SUNDAY BEHIND A COOL FRONT. WYZ414-416-241615- /O.CAN.KRIW.FW.W.0003.160624T1800Z-160625T0300Z/ SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- 912 AM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 414 AND 416... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WARM...WINDY...AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE STILL ANTICIPATED TODAY AS A DRY COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS WESTERN WYOMING. HOWEVER...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS NOT LIKELY AS FUELS ARE STILL IN GREEN-UP. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WYZ280-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 912 AM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY... * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH ON TODAY AND SATURDAY. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ281-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 912 AM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY... * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ285-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 912 AM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND POSSIBLE DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285... * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ300-242200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.160624T1800Z-160626T0300Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 912 AM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300... * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
153 WWUS85 KRIW 242111 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 311 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...HOT...DRY...WINDY...AND UNSTABLE WEATHER TO CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR HOT TEMPERATURES AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICAL. SOME DRY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL ALSO CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY. EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY...BEFORE DECREASING FIRE DANGER ON SUNDAY BEHIND A COOL FRONT. WYZ280-250600- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 311 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY... * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH ON TODAY AND SATURDAY. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ281-250600- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 311 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY... * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ285-250600- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 311 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND POSSIBLE DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285... * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ300-250600- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 311 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300... * WIND...15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 15 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ MCDONALD
355 WWUS85 KRIW 250219 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 819 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...HOT...DRY...WINDY...AND UNSTABLE WEATHER TO CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR HOT TEMPERATURES AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICAL. WINDS AND RH VALUES WILL IMPROVE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO LESS THAN EXTREME LATER THIS EVENING. THEN EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL RETURN AGAIN BY MID DAY TOMORROW...CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING SATURDAY...BEFORE DECREASING FIRE DANGER ON SUNDAY BEHIND ANOTHER COOL FRONT. WYZ280-250900- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 819 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY... * WIND...10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ281-250900- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 819 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY... * WIND...10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ285-250900- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 819 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND POSSIBLE DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285... * WIND...10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ300-250900- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 819 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300... * WIND...10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
271 WWUS85 KRIW 250608 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1208 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...WARM...DRY...WINDY...AND UNSTABLE WEATHER TO CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .POST FRONTAL GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR COOLER...BUT STILL WARM...TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICAL. LESS THAN EXTREME FIRE DANGER THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO VERY DRY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN BY MID DAY...CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING FIRE DANGER LATER TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. WYZ280-252200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 1208 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY... * WIND...10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ281-252200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 1208 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY... * WIND...10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ285-252200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 1208 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... AND POSSIBLE DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285... * WIND...10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ300-252200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 1208 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH... AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300... * WIND...10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
771 WWUS85 KRIW 251656 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1056 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...WARM...DRY...BREEZY...AND UNSTABLE WEATHER TO CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .POST FRONTAL GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR COOLER...BUT STILL WARM TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL WYOMING WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICAL. DECREASING FIRE DANGER WILL OCCUR BY MID TO LATE EVENING. WYZ280-260300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 1056 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY... * WIND...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ281-260300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 1056 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY... * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT OVER SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY...AND 15 TO 25 PERCENT NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ285-260300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 1056 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285...SOUTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS... * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 14 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ300-260300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 1056 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300...CASPER MOUNTAIN... * WIND...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TEAM RIVERTON/21
834 WWUS85 KRIW 251952 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 152 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...WARM...DRY...AND BREEZY WEATHER TO CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR COOLER...BUT STILL WARM TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL WYOMING WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICAL. DECREASING FIRE DANGER WILL OCCUR BY MID TO LATE EVENING. WYZ280-260300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 152 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY... * WIND...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 12 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ281-260300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 152 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY... * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH OVER THE SOUTHERN JOHNSON. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH OVER NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT OVER SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY... AND 15 TO 25 PERCENT NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ285-260300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 152 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285...SOUTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS... * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WYZ300-260300- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 152 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300...CASPER MOUNTAIN... * WIND...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ TEAM RIVERTON/21
303 WWUS85 KRIW 260249 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 849 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER WILL END THIS EVENING... .ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN QUITE DRY THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING PERIOD...WINDS HAVE VASTLY DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...AS IT WILL STILL BE QUITE DRY ACROSS THE AREA...PLEASE TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS WITH ANY FIRE. WYZ280-260400- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ NATRONA COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 849 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM...AS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE...AND RH BEGINS TO RISE. $$ WYZ281-260400- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ JOHNSON COUNTY/CASPER BLM- 849 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 281...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM...AS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE...AND RH BEGINS TO RISE. $$ WYZ285-260400- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ SOUTH BIGHORN MOUNTAINS- 849 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285...SOUTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM...AS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE...AND RH BEGINS TO RISE. $$ WYZ300-260400- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160626T0300Z/ CASPER MOUNTAIN- 849 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RH VALUES...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300...CASPER MOUNTAIN... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM...AS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE...AND RH BEGINS TO RISE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Riverton, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jun 22, 2:16 PM MDT, 6 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 2:16 PM MDT, 6 hours 49 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Riverton WY 216 PM MDT WED JUN 22 2016 .SHORT TERM...Tonight Through Thursday A little moisture has lifted north and northeastward around our 4- corners/NM upper high with idea of sparse convection still looking good into this evening. Another area is trying to edge in from southern Idaho with potential for at least some higher elevation virga/light showers for a few hours. It still looks like another surge of moisture will rotate around the higher later tonight into Thursday and this one will be a little further north than the current one. Leaning towards the GFS depiction at this time as it seems to match current conditions better. The NAM has more moisture further sw that moves up later tonight into Thursday morning with precipitation breaking out in the sw. Not seeing this right now but next crew can watch this through the night. Otherwise, we start to heat up and dry out again Thursday with increasing w-sw wind. H7 temps will top out in the +17 to +18c range east of the divide with a few degrees cooler west of the divide. Most areas I have 2-4 degrees below Tuesday's readings but it could end up closer than that. Either way, another hot, mostly dry and breezy/windy day Thursday with isolated high bases tstms from Sweetwater County over to mainly Srn Natrona. .LONG TERM...Thursday Night Through Wednesday As mentioned yesterday, a dry slot moving into the northwest part of the state on Thursday will migrate southeastward Thu night into Friday morning. A very slight chance of thunderstorms over southern Natrona county early Thu evening due to the top side of the ridge. The larger shortwave trough in the Pacific Northwest will move from the WA/OR border into western MT Friday. With a lee-side low developing in NE WY Fri afternoon, a good pressure gradient will accelerate the surface wind flow to 15 to 20 mph over much of the area, with higher gusts over 30 to 40 mph. By late afternoon, expecting the cold front to push into western WY, which will move through the forecast area by around midnight. At this time, not expecting any precipitation with this front; all guidance is suggesting precipitation to remain north in Montana with the core of the trough. 700mb temps early Sat morning over NW WY still look to go below -2C, which will make for a chilly night and morning. Saturday then will be much cooler than Friday, especially across northern and central WY, with southern WY still warm and windy. Sunday looks quite nice across the area with lighter wind and warmer afternoon temps in the mid 80s. Some cloudiness will start impacting western WY Sunday afternoon and evening as a somewhat dirty ridge pattern sets up with mid level moisture. As the upper level high pressure develops over the four corners with subsequently lower surface pressure, a pressure gradient should develop from NE MT toward the Great Basin. Thus, generally northeast flow over the area will create a boundary along the continental divide. By Tuesday afternoon then, weak instability from the Bighorn mountains into Natrona county should allow weak convection to develop. The GFS indicates a weak shortwave trough riding down the backside of the ridge, which should provide for some more focus for convection Tuesday evening into Wednesday. The showers and thunderstorms will move toward the Absarokas and Wind Rivers as well. This pattern will likely keep max temps in the 80s early in the week, especially in the higher valleys and east of the divide. && .AVIATION.../00Z ISSUANCE/ Very isolated convection is possible along and south of Interstate80 through tonight. However chances are too slim to include at the RKS terminal. Otherwise, light winds with only mid/high level clouds are expected. The moisture will lift a little northward and eastward on Thursday with isolated showers and thunderstorms possible from KRKS to KCPR, mainly in the afternoon and evening. && .FIRE WEATHER... ...Fire Weather Watch for the lower elevations of Natrona county Thursday afternoon through Saturday... Isolated showers/thunderstorms are possible through at least this evening over the south half of Sweetwater County. Thursday, hot and dry conditions return once again, however winds look to remain at or below critical levels for of the areas with critical fuels. However, high instability and increasing dry thunderstorm potential across portions of Natrona county and will enhance fire danger across across zone 280 Thursday afternoon and evening. Therefore a Fire Weather Watch has been raised for the lower elevations of Natrona county beginning noon Thursday...and continuing through early Saturday evening. The lower elevations of Johnson county, the southern Bighorn Mountains and Casper Mountain will likely join the watch which will begin noon Friday and also continue through early Saturday evening. Friday besides being very warm to hot will also see more wind as a cold front approaches and then moves southeast across the late Friday afternoon into Friday evening. && .RIW Watches/Warnings/Advisories... Fire Weather Watch from Thursday afternoon through Saturday evening for WYZ280. && SHORT TERM...PS LONG TERM...McDonald AVIATION...PS FIRE WEATHER...PS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 3:27 AM MDT, 17 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 327 AM MDT WED JUN 22 2016 WYZ001>020-022>030-231100- 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- 327 AM MDT WED JUN 22 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY BEGINNING NOON THURSDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY EVENING SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THURSDAY...EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NATRONA COUNTY AS HOT...DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WITH LITTLE RAINFALL COMBINE. FRIDAY...WINDY AND HOT. THIS WILL RAISE FIRE DANGER TO NEAR EXTREME LEVELS ONCE AGAIN ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING. ISOLATED MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY NATRONA COUNTY. SATURDAY...COOLER BUT CONTINUED BREEZY AND VERY DRY WITH ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAINING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING. MONDAY...ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN WYOMING. TUESDAY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL WYOMING. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS JOHNSON AND NATRONA COUNTIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Riverton, WY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 9:05 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | RIW | Fremont, Hot Springs, Johnson, Natrona, Washakie | 18 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 45 min | |
| Jun 23, 3:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Fremont | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 3:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | Washakie | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 3:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | RIW | 40 min |
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