Red Flag Warning for Deerlodge/Western Beaverhead National Forest; Eastern Beaverhead National Forest
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Palouse/Nezperce Reservation/Hells Canyon Region, Bitterroot National Forest, Deerlodge/Western Beaverhead National Forest, Eastern Beaverhead National Forest, Eastern Lolo National Forest/Welcome Creek And Scapegoat Wildernesses, Flathead National Forest/Glacier Park/Bob Marshall And Mission Mountain Wilderness, Kootenai National Forest/Talley Lake District/fnf, Salish and Kootenai Indian Reservation and 1 more
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- Ends or expires
- Official severity
- Severe
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Likely
What is happening
Impacts: Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
What the bulletin says to do
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of this Red Flag Warning.
Full official description
Bulletin details
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY DUE TO WIND SHIFT, MOISTURE DROP AND WIND, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR A PORTION OF MT... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD AND EAST BEAVERHEAD... ... .A ridge breakdown and dry frontal passage will bring critical fire weather to the region. The National Weather Service in Missoula MT has issued a Red Flag Warning in effect from 2 PM Saturday to 9 PM MDT Sunday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 110 and 111. * TIMING...From 2 PM Saturday to 9 PM MDT Sunday. * WINDS...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 8 to 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Red Flag Warning issued July 31 at 1:11PM MDT until August 2 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
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Red Flag Warning issued July 31 at 1:11PM MDT until August 1 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
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Red Flag Warning issued July 31 at 1:11PM MDT until August 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Missoula MT. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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