...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS: LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE
ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR.
* AFFECTED AREA:
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MT FIRE ZONES...125...126...127...128...129.
IN SOUTHEAST MT FIRE ZONES...130...131...132.
IN SOUTHEAST MT AND NORTHWEST SD FIRE ZONE...133.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
IN CENTRAL MT...GOLDEN VALLEY...MUSSELSHELL.
IN NORTHWEST SD...HARDING.
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MT...BIG HORN...CARBON...PARK...STILLWATER
SWEET GRASS...YELLOWSTONE.
IN SOUTHEAST MT...CARTER...CUSTER...FALLON...POWDER RIVER
ROSEBUD...TREASURE.
* WIND: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
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.
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