Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Western and Central Wyoming
Areas Affected: North Bighorn Basin/Worland BLM; Cody Foothills; Natrona County/Casper BLM; Johnson County/Casper BLM; South Bighorn Basin/Worland BLM; Upper Wind River Basin/Wind River Basin; South Bighorn Mountains; Absaroka Mountains/North Shoshone NF; Owl Creek Mountains; Granite/Green/Ferris/Rattlesnake Mountains
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 11:12am MDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 11:12am MDT
Alert Expires: Friday 7:00am MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 12:00pm MDT
Event Ends: Friday 9:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Riverton WY
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 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...283...285...289. In North Central WY Fire Zones...275...276...281...282...287. In Northwest WY Fire Zone....286. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona. In North Central WY...Big Horn...Hot Springs...Johnson...Park Washakie. In Southwest WY...Sweetwater. * WIND: Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 to 40 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 10 to 15 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Highs in the 80s. Lows in the 50s.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e1932c078daf09f7aafe39c13d85c56a424a32a3.001.1 Codes: WYZ275, WYZ276, WYZ280, WYZ281, WYZ282, WYZ283, WYZ285, WYZ286, WYZ287, WYZ289 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e1932c078daf09f7aafe39c13d85c56a424a32a3.001.1