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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
845 AM MDT WED JUL 29 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON AND CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR A PORTION
OF MT...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD AND EAST BEAVERHEAD...
...
.A DRY COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THE REGION.
IDZ102-103-311815-
/O.NEW.KMSO.FW.A.0004.260801T1800Z-260802T0300Z/
PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON-CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE-
745 AM PDT WED JUL 29 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA MT HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102 AND 103 IN NORTH-CENTRAL
IDAHO.
* TIMING...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 14 TO 25 PERCENT.
* 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
MTZ104>109-311815-
/O.NEW.KMSO.FW.A.0004.260801T2000Z-260802T0600Z/
KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK-WEST LOLO-FLATHEAD RESERVATION-
EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT-
845 AM MDT WED JUL 29 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA MT HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, AND 109
IN NORTHWEST AND WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA.
* TIMING...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 15 TO 25 PERCENT.
* WINDS REMAIN ELEVATED IN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105 INTO LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER
INTO THE 40 AND 50% RANGE ABOVE VALLEY FLOORS.
* 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
MTZ110-111-311815-
/O.NEW.KMSO.FW.A.0004.260801T2000Z-260803T0300Z/
DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD-
845 AM MDT WED JUL 29 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA MT HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110 AND 111 IN SOUTHWEST
MONTANA.
* TIMING...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 5 TO 20 PERCENT.
* LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING, WINDS DECREASE TO 5-15 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER TERRAIN. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES RECOVER INTO THE 40% RANGE ABOVE VALLEY FLOORS. WIND
SPEEDS INCREASE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP AGAIN TO CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
TSP
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