Arapahoe Weather - Special Cases

VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING OVER THE
WIND RIVER BASIN...EAST INTO NATRONA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE GREEN
AND RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS.  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM
SOUTH PASS TO CASPER.  TRAVELLERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THESE VERY STRONG
WINDS.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WYOMING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWEST WYOMING AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST AND CENTRAL WYOMING
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LIKELY COMBINE WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND
HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH AND CENTRAL WYOMING.  A STRONG COLD FRONT
ALONG WITH ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN
THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW FIRE STARTS ACROSS NORTHWEST WYOMING AS WELL
AS ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR FROM
ANY EXISTING FIRES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF WYOMING
BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. HIKERS AND CAMPERS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR CHILLY WEATHER FRIDAY MORNING. ISOLATED HIGH BASED
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES
IN THE WESTERN WYOMING MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MORE ISOLATED GUSTY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTH AND
CENTRAL PORTIONS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40
MPH. THANK YOU.