Weather Alert

.VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY SATURDAY FOR ENTIRE SOUTHEAST WYOMING. RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FWZ 301 THROUGH 310... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 THROUGH 310... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 16 PERCENT. * HAINES...5. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THAT COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FIRE STARTS AS WELL AS STRONG AND ERRATIC DOWNBURST WINDS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. &&