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Red Flag Warning issued March 18 at 1:55AM MDT until March 21 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY

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today at 4:04 PM
Published 1:55 AM

* 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 with the
strongest wind today and Saturday.

* HUMIDITY: 10 to 15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Highs around 70 Wednesday, in the 70s Thursday
through Saturday.
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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