...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, strong gusty winds,
and a wind shift with a cold front will create erratic fire
behavior.
* AFFECTED AREA:
In North Central WY Fire Zones...274...284.
In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...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...Wheatland.
In North Central WY...Big Horn...Johnson...Sheridan...Washakie.
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.
In Southwest MT...Gallatin.
* COLD FRONT: Dry cold front Saturday night.
* WIND: Southwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Locally
stronger gusts in the mountains and western foothills.
* HUMIDITY: Around 10 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: Approaching record highs in the low to mid 90s.
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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