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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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* IMPACTS: Low humidity...unseasonably warm temperatures...and strong gusty wind 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 35 to 45 mph.
* HUMIDITY: As low as 10 to 15 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: Highs in the mid to upper 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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