Red Flag Warning for Gallatin National Forest; Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County; Stillwater County +10 more
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What you need to know
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- Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest, Crow Indian Reservation/Big Horn Canyon Rec Area, Custer County, Gallatin National Forest, Golden Valley County/Musselshell County, Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation/Ashland Ranger District Custer Natl Forest, Northern Rosebud/Northern Treasure Counties, Sioux Ranger District Custer National Forest and 5 more
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What is happening
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, and dry thunderstorms with gusty and erratic outflow winds will create erratic fire behavior and new fire starts. * AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY Fire Zones...274...284. In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125...126...127 128...129. In Southeast MT Fire...
What the bulletin says to do
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.
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Bulletin details
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, and dry thunderstorms with gusty and erratic outflow winds will create erratic fire behavior and new fire starts. * AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY Fire Zones...274...284. In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125...126...127 128...129. In Southeast MT Fire Zones...130...131...132. In Southeast MT and Northwest SD Fire Zone...133. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland. In North Central WY...Big Horn...Johnson...Sheridan...Washakie. In Northwest SD...Harding. In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Park...Stillwater Sweet Grass...Yellowstone. In Southeast MT...Carter...Custer...Fallon...Powder River Rosebud...Treasure. In Southwest MT...Gallatin. * WIND: Southwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * THUNDERSTORMS: Isolated to scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms will produce gusty and erratic winds, and spotty rainfall. * HUMIDITY: As low as 12 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Up to 106.
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Red Flag Warning issued July 25 at 1:58PM MDT until July 26 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Billings MT
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Red Flag Warning issued July 25 at 2:22AM MDT until July 26 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Billings MT
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Red Flag Warning issued July 24 at 1:09PM MDT until July 26 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Billings MT
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Billings MT. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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