NWS / NOAA weather: Red Flag Warning issued October 9 at 10:40AM MDT until October 9 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, and
strong gusty winds will create erratic fire behavior and rapid
spread of new or existing fires.
* AFFECTED AREA:
In North Central WY Fire Zones...274...284.
In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...126.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Central MT...Wheatland.
In North Central WY...Big Horn...Johnson...Sheridan...Washakie.
In South Central MT...Carbon...Park...Stillwater...Sweet Grass.
In Southwest MT...Gallatin.
* WIND: Southwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* HUMIDITY: As low as 8 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: 84 to 90 degrees, warmest over Zone WY274.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS: The worst conditions are expected across
the lower to middle elevations in fine fuels. The strongest
winds are expected in mountain locations and the foothills west
of Billings. Zone WY274 will see lower wind gusts of 15 to 25
mph.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2380th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days