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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
737 PM MDT SAT OCT 3 2026
MTZ123-124-050145-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.FW.A.0009.261005T1800Z-261006T0200Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
737 PM MDT SAT OCT 3 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING.
* IMPACTS: LOW HUMIDITIES, UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES, AND
GUSTY WINDS WITH A COLD FRONT MAY CREATE ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR.
* AFFECTED AREA:
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MT FIRE ZONES...123...124.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
IN CENTRAL MT...WHEATLAND.
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MT...PARK...SWEET GRASS.
IN SOUTHWEST MT...GALLATIN.
* COLD FRONT:
* WIND: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES: UP TO 85 DEGREES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS: THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.
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