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Air Quality Alert issued October 3 at 10:24AM MDT by NWS Riverton WYThe following message is transmitted on behalf of the WyomingDepartment of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division, and theWyoming Department of Health.* WHAT...Air Quality Alert for Wildfire Smoke.* WHERE...Portions of Central Wyoming.* WHEN...Until 1 PM MDT Thursday.* IMPACTS...Smoke from the Fish Creek and Pack Trail wildfirescontinues to be observed across much of western and centralWyoming. The smoke is limiting visibilities at times, mainly nearand downwind of Togwotee Pass.HEALTH INFORMATION...The Wyoming Department of Health recommendsthat the elderly, young children, and individuals with respiratoryproblems avoid excessive physical exertion and minimize outdooractivities during this time. Wildfire smoke is made up of a varietyof pollutants, including particulate matter and ozone, which cancause respiratory health effects. Although these people are mostsusceptible to health impacts, the Department of Health also advisesthat everyone should avoid prolonged exposure to poor air qualityconditions.CURRENT CONDITIONS...The Wyoming Department of EnvironmentalQuality, Air Quality Division offers near real-time air quality datafor Wyoming's monitoring stations and health effects information tohelp the public interpret current conditions. Current air qualityconditions across the state of Wyoming can be found athttp://www.wyvisnet.com/.

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Red Flag Warning issued October 3 at 12:34PM MDT until October 5 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WYThe National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Red FlagWarning, which is in effect from noon Friday to 7 PM MDT Saturday.the Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.* AFFECTED AREA:In Central WY Fire Zones...280...283...300.In North Central WY Fire Zone....281.In Northwest WY Fire Zone....415.In Southwest WY Fire Zone....277.In West Central WY Fire Zone....414.* COUNTIES AFFECTED:In Central WY...Fremont...Natrona.In North Central WY...Johnson...Park.In Southwest WY...Uinta.In West Central WY...Lincoln...Sublette...Teton.* IMPACTS: Low Humidities...Unseasonably Warm Temperatures...andStrong Gusty Winds could cause erratic fire behavior. RH recoverywill be poor Friday night, with near critical conditions throughFriday night into Saturday due to the strong wind.* WIND: West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.* HUMIDITY: As low as 10 percent.* TEMPERATURES: Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the upper 40s.A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions areeither occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strongwinds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures cancontribute to extreme fire behavior.

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