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Fire Weather Warning

Statement as of 11:50 AM MDT on June 19, 2013


... Red flag warning remains in effect until 10 PM MDT this
evening for strong wind... very low humidity... a Haines index of
6... and a dry cold frontal passage for fire weather zones 280...
281... 285 and 300...

* affected area... fire weather zones 280... 281... 285 and 300.

* Winds... southwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Timing... very dry air will likely be in place across southern
portions of the watch area early... spreading north in the
early afternoon to the northern zones. Winds will increase
late in the morning and will frequently gust over 25 mph by
noon. Winds will remain gusty through the day. A sudden wind
shift is expected in the evening as a dry cold front
approaches from the west between 1900 and 2100.

* Relative humidity... as low as 6 percent.

* Temperatures... highs in the upper 80s to low 90s.

* Impacts... critically dry fuels... very low humidity... gusty
southwest wind and a Haines index of 6 may cause any fires
that start to quickly grow out of control.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

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.





Record Report

Statement as of 6:32 PM MDT on June 19, 2013


... Record high temperature set at Riverton WY...

a record high temperature of 92 degrees was set at Riverton WY
today. This breaks the old record of 89 set in 2006.



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