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WWUS85 KTFX 081725
RFWTFX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1125 AM MDT THU OCT 8 2026
MTZ117-118-091200-
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/O.NEW.KTFX.FW.W.0006.261009T1800Z-261010T0300Z/
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS-
HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST-
1125 AM MDT THU OCT 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES, GUSTY WINDS, AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 117 AND 118...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES, GUSTY WINDS, AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL
FOREST AREAS AND HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
HELENA NATIONAL FOREST.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 82.
* 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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