Red Flag Warning in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
8/22/2019 7:45:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
8/22/2019 7:45:00 PM until 8/23/2019 8:00:00 PM
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.
RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT FRIDAY...
* IMPACTS: Low Humidities and Strong Gusty Winds will create
erratic fire behavior and new fire starts.
* AFFECTED AREA:
In West Central WY...Fire Weather Zone 278.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Southwest WY...Sweetwater.
In West Central WY...Lincoln...Sublette.
* WIND: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
* HUMIDITY: As low as 15 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: In the mid 80s.
