Fire Weather Watch

Active

Sweetwater County/Rock Springs BLM/Flaming Gorge NRA; Natrona County/Casper BLM; Granite/Green/Ferris/Rattlesnake Mountains; Casper Mountain

Starts Oct 5, 12:00 PM MDT

Ends Oct 5, 6:00 PM MDT

Issued Oct 4, 1:01 AM MDT

Severity Severe

Urgency Future

Certainty Possible

Details

The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect Monday afternoon.

* 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 to southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 to 35 mph.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 12 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s.

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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