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RFWTFX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1242 AM MDT SAT AUG 8 2026
MTZ116>118-082300-
/O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260809T0300Z/
LINCOLN RANGER DISTRICT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS-
HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST-
1242 AM MDT SAT AUG 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR HOT TEMPERATURES, GUSTY WINDS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 116, 117, AND 118...
* AFFECTED AREA...LINCOLN RANGER DISTRICT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL
FOREST, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST
AREAS AND HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE HELENA
NATIONAL FOREST.
* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 93.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY.
CONTAINMENT OF ANY ONGOING OR NEW FIRES MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT.
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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