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Riverton - WY, US, National Weather Service

Sweetwater County/Rock Springs BLM/Flaming Gorge NRA

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon Wednesday to 9 PM MDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and Strong Gusty Winds could cause erratic fire behavior. AFFECTED AREA: In Southwest WY Fire Zones...277...279. In West Central WY Fire Zone....278. COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Southwest WY...Sweetwater...Uinta. In West Central WY...Lincoln...Sublette. WIND: West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph each afternoon. HUMIDITY: As low as 10 percent. Overnight recoveries will only reach around 40 percent. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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.