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Red Flag Warning
ActiveSweetwater County/Rock Springs BLM/Flaming Gorge NRA; Natrona County/Casper BLM; Granite/Green/Ferris/Rattlesnake Mountains; Casper Mountain
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The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 6 PM MDT Monday. the Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and Strong Gusty Winds could cause erratic fire behavior.
* AFFECTED AREA: In Central WY Fire Zones...280...289...300. In Southwest WY Fire Zone....279.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona. In Southwest WY...Sweetwater.
* WIND: West 10 to 15 mph with gusts of 30 to 35 mph.
* HUMIDITY: As low as 10 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: Highs in the low to mid 80s.
Instructions
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.
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