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Red Flag Warning for Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty; Hill and Blaine Counties; Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District-Rocky Mountain Front +4 more

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Impacts: Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Containment of any ongoing or new fires may be very difficult. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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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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* AFFECTED AREA...Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty, Hill and Blaine Counties, Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District-Rocky Mountain Front, Chouteau and Fergus Counties, 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 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Along the Rocky Mountain Front, west winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph and isolated cases of 75 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 104. * COLD FRONT...A series of dry cold fronts will push through the area. The first will be this evening, with a second cold front arriving Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Containment of any ongoing or new fires may be very difficult. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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  1. Update

    Red Flag Warning issued August 1 at 2:29PM MDT until August 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT

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  2. Update

    Red Flag Warning issued August 1 at 12:06AM MDT until August 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT

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  3. Update

    Red Flag Warning issued July 31 at 11:44AM MDT until August 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT

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  4. Alert

    Red Flag Warning issued July 31 at 11:01AM MDT until August 2 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Great Falls MT. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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