Red Flag Warning issued September 2 at 9:22AM MDT until September 3 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY

The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Thursday.

* 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…288…289…300.
In North Central WY Fire Zones…275…276…281…282…287.
In Northwest WY Fire Zone….286.
In Southwest WY Fire Zones…277…279.
In West Central WY Fire Zone….278.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Central WY…Fremont…Natrona.
In North Central WY…Big Horn…Hot Springs…Johnson…Park
Washakie.
In Southwest WY…Sweetwater…Uinta.
In West Central WY…Lincoln…Sublette.

* WIND: Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 to 45 mph.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 10 to 15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Highs in the 70s west of the Divide and the
mountains, in the 80s to near 90 in the lower basins east of the
Divide.
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.