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WWUS85 KBYZ 021320
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
720 AM MDT WED SEP 2 2026
MTZ123>128-031330-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.A.0006.260903T1800Z-260904T0200Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
720 AM MDT WED SEP 2 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
* IMPACTS: LOW HUMIDITIES, HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S, AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR.
* AFFECTED AREA:
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MT FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126...127
128.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
IN CENTRAL MT...GOLDEN VALLEY...MUSSELSHELL...WHEATLAND.
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MT...CARBON...PARK...STILLWATER...SWEET GRASS
YELLOWSTONE.
IN SOUTHWEST MT...GALLATIN.
* WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS: FOR MTZ123 AND MTZ126, THE WORST CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.
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