...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL AREAS WEST OF THE DIVIDE AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING EAST OF THE DIVIDE ON MONDAY... .WINDS ARE DECREASING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS RISING...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SUNDAY HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL RETURN MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR MANY AREAS AND POSSIBLY ON TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. LINCOLN AND UINTA COUNTIES/LOWER ELEVATIONS- UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN/ROCK SPRINGS BLM- SALT AND WYOMING RANGES/WEST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- WEST WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS/EAST ZONE BRIDGER TETON NF- 854 PM MDT SUN AUG 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WINDY CONDITIONS...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277...278...414 AND 416... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277...278...414...AND ZONE 416. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY OVER SOUTHERN ZONE 277. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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.
A BLOG ABOUT WEATHER FORECASTING AND OBSERVING AS IT RELATES TO STAR VALLEY, WYOMING IN PARTICULAR
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Red Flag Warning Monday
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