Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Riverton WY
1243 AM MDT Tue Jul 22 2025

WYZ280-230200-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250723T0200Z/
Natrona County/Casper BLM-
1243 AM MDT Tue Jul 22 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA:
  In Central WY...Fire Weather Zone 280.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
  In Central WY...Natrona.

* IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Hot Temperatures...and Strong Gusty
  Winds could cause erratic fire behavior.

* WIND: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 13 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Highs 90 to 95.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ277>279-289-230200-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250723T0200Z/
Lincoln and Uinta Counties/Lower Elevations-
Upper Green River Basin/Rock Springs BLM-
Sweetwater County/Rock Springs BLM/Flaming Gorge NRA-
Granite/Green/Ferris/Rattlesnake Mountains-
1243 AM MDT Tue Jul 22 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA:
  In Central WY Fire Zone....289.
  In Southwest WY Fire Zones...277...279.
  In West Central WY Fire Zone....278.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
  In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona.
  In Southwest WY...Sweetwater...Uinta.
  In West Central WY...Lincoln...Sublette.

* IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Hot Temperatures...and Strong Gusty
  Winds could cause erratic fire behavior.

* WIND: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 14 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Highs in the lower to middle 80s.

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.

&&

$$

WYZ283-288-230200-
/O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250723T0200Z/
Upper Wind River Basin/Wind River Basin-
East Wind River Mountains/South Shoshone NF-
1243 AM MDT Tue Jul 22 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* AFFECTED AREA:
  In Central WY...Fire Weather Zones 283 and 288.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
  In Central WY...Fremont.
  In West Central WY...Sublette.

* IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Hot Temperatures...and Strong Gusty
  Winds could cause erratic fire behavior.

* WIND: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 12 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Highs in the upper 80s to the lower 90s.

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.

&&

$$

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