Red Flag Warning: Lincoln and Uinta Counties/Lower Elevations; Upper Green River Basin/Rock Springs BLM; Sweetwater County/Rock Springs BLM/Flaming Gorge NRA

source: us-gov-api (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)published 2026-09-09 02:08ingested 2026-09-09 10:57

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Red Flag Warning — Lincoln and Uinta Counties/Lower Elevations; Upper Green River Basin/Rock Springs BLM; Sweetwater County/Rock Springs BLM/Flaming Gorge NRA Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 9 PM MDT Thursday. the Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA: In Southwest WY Fire Zones...277...279. In West Central WY Fire Zone....278. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Southwest WY...Sweetwater...Uinta. In West Central WY...Lincoln...Sublette. * IMPACTS: Low Humidities and Strong Gusty Winds could cause erratic fire behavior. * WIND: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Thursday, west 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 10 percent. RH recovery will be fair to poor tonight in zones 277 and 279.

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