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Home Return to list Fire Weather Warning 0008 Issued by the Riverton Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2025-07-27 01:53:31 680 WWUS85 KRIW 270652 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Riverton WY 1252 AM MDT Sun Jul 27 2025 WYZ277-279-289-280200- /O.NEW.KRIW.FW.W.0008.250727T1800Z-250728T0200Z/ Lincoln and Uinta Counties/Lower Elevations- Sweetwater County/Rock Springs BLM/Flaming Gorge NRA- Granite/Green/Ferris/Rattlesnake Mountains- 1252 AM MDT Sun Jul 27 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Hot Temperatures...and Strong Gusty Winds could cause erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In Central WY Fire Zone....289. In Southwest WY Fire Zones...277...279. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona. In Southwest WY...Sweetwater...Uinta. In West Central WY...Lincoln. * WIND: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 8 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Highs in the mid 80s to around 90. 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. && $$ http://weather.gov/riverton Action: Expired Issued At: 2025-07-27 21:03:29 655 WWUS85 KRIW 280202 RFWRIW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Riverton WY 802 PM MDT Sun Jul 27 2025 WYZ277-279-289-280315- /O.EXP.KRIW.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250728T0200Z/ Lincoln and Uinta Counties/Lower Elevations- Sweetwater County/Rock Springs BLM/Flaming Gorge NRA- Granite/Green/Ferris/Rattlesnake Mountains- 802 PM MDT Sun Jul 27 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Winds are beginning to decrease this evening, with slowly improving RH. The Red Flag Warning will be allowed to expire; however, fire weather conditions remain elevated through the overnight hours. $$ http://weather.gov/riverton |