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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
602 PM MST MON FEB 16 2026
MTC003-009-011-017-025-037-065-067-075-087-095-097-103-107-111-
WYC033-180100-
BIG HORN-CARBON-CARTER-CUSTER-FALLON-GOLDEN VALLEY-MUSSELSHELL-
PARK-POWDER RIVER-ROSEBUD-STILLWATER-SWEET GRASS-TREASURE-
WHEATLAND-YELLOWSTONE-SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARDIN, CROW AGENCY, RED LODGE, BRIDGER,
JOLIET, EKALAKA, MILES CITY, BAKER, RYEGATE, LAVINA, ROUNDUP,
LIVINGSTON, BROADUS, COLSTRIP, LAME DEER, FORSYTH, ASHLAND,
COLUMBUS, ABSAROKEE, BIG TIMBER, HYSHAM, HARLOWTON, BILLINGS,
AND SHERIDAN
602 PM MST MON FEB 16 2026
..ELEVATED GRASS FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TUESDAY
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD IN
WILDLAND GRASSES.
* TIMING: TUESDAY EARLY MORNING THROUGH MID EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 15 TO 35 PERCENT, DRIEST SOUTH.
* WIND: COLD FRONT BRINGS STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 60
MPH ACROSS THE REGION.
* TEMPERATURE: 40S TO MID 50S IN THE MORNING, THEN FALLING TEMPS.
* FUELS: DEAD GRASSES ARE DRY OVER MOST OF THE AREA DUE TO AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF WARM AND DRY WEATHER.
FIRE AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT
WIND-DRIVEN GRASS FIRES.
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