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WWUS85 KTFX 080907
RFWTFX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
307 AM MDT THU OCT 8 2026
MTZ117-118-090000-
/O.CON.KTFX.FW.A.0006.261009T1800Z-261010T0000Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS-
HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST-
307 AM MDT THU OCT 8 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES, GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 117 AND 118...
* AFFECTED AREA...CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL
FOREST AREAS AND HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
HELENA NATIONAL FOREST.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 80.
* 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY,
AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HIGH FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE
AREAS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
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