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WWUS85 KTFX 090513
RFWTFX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1113 PM MDT THU OCT 8 2026
MTZ117-118-100000-
/O.CON.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-
1113 PM MDT THU OCT 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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...
* 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 13 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 81.
* 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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