2 products issued by NWS for: Lander WY
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Riverton WY 214 AM MDT Tue Sep 18 2018 WYZ001>020-022>030-191230- Yellowstone National Park-Absaroka Mountains-Cody Foothills- North Big Horn Basin-Southwest Big Horn Basin- Southeast Big Horn Basin-Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains- Bighorn Mountains West-Bighorn Mountains Southeast- Northeast Johnson County-Southeast Johnson County- Teton and Gros Ventre Mountains-Jackson Hole- Wind River Mountains West-Wind River Mountains East- Upper Wind River Basin-Wind River Basin-Lander Foothills- Green Mountains and Rattlesnake Range- Natrona County Lower Elevations-Casper Mountain-Star Valley- Salt River and Wyoming Ranges-Upper Green River Basin Foothills- Upper Green River Basin-South Lincoln County- Rock Springs and Green River-Flaming Gorge-East Sweetwater County- 214 AM MDT Tue Sep 18 2018 ...Red Flag Warnings across central Wyoming this afternoon and the evening... ...Red Flag Warnings over western and southern Wyoming through Wednesday afternoon... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Western and Central Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Critical fire weather conditions across all but northern Wyoming. Please see Red Flag Warning for details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Wednesday and Thursday...Warm and dry weather with gusty southwest winds will continue to bring critical fire weather conditions over the western and southern areas. Wednesday...A chance of thunderstorms across north central and east-central Wyoming in the afternoon and evening. A few could be strong. Saturday and Sunday...Elevated to critical fire weather conditions possible over west, central and southern areas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today and tonight. $$
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Riverton WY 1226 PM MDT Tue Sep 18 2018 WYZ283-288-289-190200- /O.CON.KRIW.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-180919T0200Z/ Upper Wind River Basin/Wind River Basin- East Wind River Mountains/South Shoshone NF- Granite/Green/Ferris/Rattlesnake Mountains- 1226 PM MDT Tue Sep 18 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and Strong Gusty Winds will create erratic fire behavior and new fire starts. * AFFECTED AREA: In Central WY...Fire Weather Zones 283...288 and 289. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona. In Southwest WY...Sweetwater. In West Central WY...Sublette. * WIND: Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 9 percent. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$