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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Riverton WY
154 AM MDT Fri Jul 25 2025

WYZ277-279-280-289-260000-
/O.NEW.KRIW.FW.A.0004.250726T1800Z-250727T0200Z/
Lincoln and Uinta Counties/Lower Elevations-
Sweetwater County/Rock Springs BLM/Flaming Gorge NRA-
Natrona County/Casper BLM-
Granite/Green/Ferris/Rattlesnake Mountains-
154 AM MDT Fri Jul 25 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Fire Weather
Watch, which is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday
evening.

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

* AFFECTED AREA:
  In Central WY Fire Zones...280...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 from the mid 80s to the mid 90s.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red
Flag Warnings.

&&

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