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WWUS85 KMSO 071930  
RFWMSO  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
130 PM MDT MON JUL 7 2025  
 
IDZ102-090300-  
/O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0001.250709T1800Z-250710T0300Z/  
PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON-  
1230 PM PDT MON JUL 7 2025  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT  
FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 102 PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON.  
 
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. STRONGER  
OUTFLOW GUSTS POSSIBLE FROM THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15-20 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY WITH WEST GUSTING UP  
TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS MAY  
RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS, INCREASING THE RISK  
FOR NEW AND EXISTING FIRES TO SPREAD QUICKLY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY.  
 
 
 
 
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