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Red Flag Warning
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 Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 7 PM MDT Friday.
* 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 around 40 mph.
* HUMIDITY: As low as 12 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: Highs in the mid 70s.
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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