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WWUS85 KTFX 130616
RFWTFX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1216 AM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
MTZ113-132130-
/O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0002.260513T1800Z-260514T0300Z/
HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES-
1216 AM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR HOT TEMPERATURES, GUSTY WINDS, AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113...
* AFFECTED AREA...HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES.
* TIMING...NOON TODAY THROUGH 9 PM MST.
* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 92.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 80 MPH WILL MOVE
IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE MID- AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING
HOURS.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE
TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE
AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
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