Red Flag Warning: North Laramie Valley/Shirley Basin; Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains; Central and West Carbon; Upper North Platte River Basin; Snowy Range/Medicine Bow NF; North Snowy Range Foothills

source: us-gov-api (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)published 2026-08-07 19:59ingested 2026-08-08 06:55

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Red Flag Warning — North Laramie Valley/Shirley Basin; Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains; Central and West Carbon; Upper North Platte River Basin; Snowy Range/Medicine Bow NF; North Snowy Range Foothills Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 420 through 422 and fire weather zones 425 through 427. * WIND...During the daytime hours, west winds from 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Overnight, lighter southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. * HUMIDITY...Daytime minimum RH between 5 and 10 percent on Saturday, and between 10 and 15 percent on Sunday. Overnight recoveries of 20 to 35 percent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Isolated high-based showers will have the potential to produce gusty and erratic winds along with a few strikes of lightning without much, if any, rainfall during the afternoon and evening hours both Saturday and Sunday. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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