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Red Flag Warning — WYZ140, WYZ275, WYZ276, WYZ277, WYZ278, WYZ279, WYZ280, WYZ281, WYZ282, WYZ283, WYZ285, WYZ286, WYZ287, WYZ288, WYZ289, WYZ300
Issued
12:00 PM CDT · Sat, Aug 8 2026
Expires
10:00 PM CDT · Sun, Aug 9 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KRIW

Affected Areas

WYZ140 WYZ275 WYZ276 WYZ277 WYZ278 WYZ279 WYZ280 WYZ281 WYZ282 WYZ283 WYZ285 WYZ286 WYZ287 WYZ288 WYZ289 WYZ300

Official Bulletin

* AFFECTED AREA:
In Central WY Fire Zones...280...283...285...288...289...300.
In North Central WY Fire Zones...275...276...281...282...287.
In Northwest WY Fire Zones...140...286.
In Southwest WY Fire Zones...277...279.
In West Central WY Fire Zone....278.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona.
In North Central WY...Big Horn...Hot Springs...Johnson...Park
Washakie.
In Northwest WY...Yellowstone National Park.
In Southwest WY...Sweetwater...Uinta.
In West Central WY...Lincoln...Sublette.

* IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Hot Temperatures...and Strong Gusty
Winds could cause erratic fire behavior.

* WIND: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 7 percent. Relative humidity recovery will be
poor on Saturday night.

* TEMPERATURES: Highs in the 90s in the lower elevations. Highs in
the 80s in the mountains.

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.