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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1038 AM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY DUE TO
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD AND EAST
BEAVERHEAD...
MTZ110-111-130045-
/O.UPG.KMSO.FW.A.0002.260513T1800Z-260514T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0002.260513T1800Z-260514T0300Z/
DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD-
1038 AM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA MT HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110 AND 111.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 14 TO 24 PERCENT.
* STORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAUSING OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 70 MPH
AND DRY LIGHTNING.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
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