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Fire Weather Watch
ActiveSweetwater County/Rock Springs BLM/Flaming Gorge NRA; Natrona County/Casper BLM; Johnson County/Casper BLM; Granite/Green/Ferris/Rattlesnake Mountains
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The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening.
* IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and Strong Gusty Winds could cause erratic fire behavior.
* AFFECTED AREA: In Central WY Fire Zones...280...289. In North Central WY Fire Zone....281. In Southwest WY Fire Zone....279.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona. In North Central WY...Johnson. In Southwest WY...Sweetwater.
* WIND: Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 to 40 mph.
* HUMIDITY: As low as 10 to 15 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: Highs in the 70s and low 80s.
Instructions
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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