FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED JUNE 8 AT 12:55AM MDT UNTIL JUNE 10 AT 8:00PM MDT
Effective: 2026-06-08 00:55:00
Expires: 2026-06-10 20:00:00
Issued by: NWS Riverton WY
Alert Text
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RIVERTON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHERWATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS: LOW HUMIDITIES...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR.
* AFFECTED AREA: IN CENTRAL WY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED: IN CENTRAL WY...NATRONA.
* WIND: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES: HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S.
* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET TUESDAY EVENING AS HUMIDITY INCREASES AND WIND DECREASES. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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Target Area
NATRONA COUNTY CASPER BLM
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