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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1252 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
MTZ113-140300-
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HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES-
1252 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WARM TEMPERATURES, GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
THUDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113...
* AFFECTED AREA...HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES.
* TIMING...NOON TODAY THROUGH 9 PM MST.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO AROUND.
* 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. THESE STORMS WILL BRING IMPROVEMENT TO HUMDITY AND SOME
PRECIPATION LATER THIS EVENING.
* 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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