Fire Weather Watch

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Riverton WY 1246 PM MDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and Strong Gusty Winds could cause erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In Central WY Fire Zone....289. In Southwest WY Fire Zones...277...279. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona. In Southwest WY...Sweetwater...Uinta. In West Central WY...Lincoln. * WIND: West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 12 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Highs in the mid to upper 70s. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.