Weather Alert in Wyoming
Red Flag Warning issued February 15 at 10:31AM MST until February 16 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Riverton WY
AREAS AFFECTED: Natrona County/Casper BLM; Johnson County/Casper BLM
DESCRIPTION: * IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...and Strong Gusty Winds could cause erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In Central WY Fire Zone....280. In North Central WY Fire Zone....281. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central WY...Natrona. In North Central WY...Johnson. * WIND: For Sunday, southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Winds decrease Sunday night. Winds increase Monday morning, with southwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * HUMIDITY: For Sunday, as low as 17 percent with isolated areas to 15 percent. RHs improve Sunday night, reaching 50 to 60 percent. For Monday, as low as 18 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Highs in the upper 50s. Lows around 30.
INSTRUCTION: 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...dry cured fuels and unseasonably warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?
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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped
hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.
When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area
of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical
gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific
to any geographic area.
Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole,
skypunch, and cloud hole.
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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless,
smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud,
because it is thicker.
Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat
of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate
before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.
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