Alert archive / Montana / Red Flag Warnings in 2006
Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this red flag warning at Aug 28, 2006, 2:21 PM MDT for 16 counties in Montana; 5 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Aug 29, 2006, 6:19 AM MDT. It was in force for 16 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2006, 2:21 PM MDT (20:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 29, 2006, 6:19 AM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2006, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
All 21 counties
Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Latah County, ID, Lewis County, ID, Nez Perce County, ID, Beaverhead County, MT, Deer Lodge County, MT, Flathead County, MT, Glacier County, MT, Granite County, MT, Jefferson County, MT, Lake County, MT, Lewis and Clark County, MT, Lincoln County, MT, Madison County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 200 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2899 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS85 KMSO 282021 RFWMSO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 221 PM MDT MON AUG 28 2006 MTZ108-109-290330- /O.UPG.KMSO.FW.A.0010.060829T2000Z-060831T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0010.060829T2000Z-060830T0600Z/ EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT- 221 PM MDT MON AUG 28 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ON TUESDAY...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS CREATING DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE WITH SOME HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES...PLUS THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS WILL HELP OFFSET THE EFFECT OF WINDS. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ MTZ110-111-290330- /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0010.060829T2000Z-060830T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMSO.FW.A.0010.060830T1800Z-060831T0300Z/ DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 221 PM MDT MON AUG 28 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. ON TUESDAY...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS CREATING DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE WITH SOME HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...STRONG WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AS COOLER AIR CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO WESTERN MONTANA. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL COOL...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW SOMEWHERE IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE HELPING TO MAINTAIN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ IDZ102-103-290330- /O.EXB.KMSO.FW.A.0010.060829T1500Z-060830T0600Z/ PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON-CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE- 121 PM PDT MON AUG 28 2006 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE STARTING TUESDAY MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWESTERLY AS COOLER AIR FLOODS INTO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATER TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND DRIEST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR HELLS CANYON AND THE SALMON RIVER CANYON. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES...PLUS THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS WILL HELP OFFSET THE EFFECT OF WINDS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ MTZ104>107-290330- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.A.0010.060829T2000Z-060830T0400Z/ KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK-WEST LOLO- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION- 221 PM MDT MON AUG 28 2006 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING MORE WESTERLY AS COOLER AIR FLOODS INTO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATER TUESDAY. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES...PLUS THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS WILL HELP OFFSET THE EFFECT OF WINDS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KMSO 290331 RFWMSO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 931 PM MDT MON AUG 28 2006 MTZ110-111-291245- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0010.060829T2000Z-060830T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.FW.A.0010.060830T1800Z-060831T0300Z/ DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 931 PM MDT MON AUG 28 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA (ZONES 110-111)... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA (ZONES 110-111)... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. ON TUESDAY...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS CREATING DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE WITH SOME HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...STRONG WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AS COOLER AIR CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO WESTERN MONTANA. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL COOL...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW SOMEWHERE IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE HELPING TO MAINTAIN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ MTZ108-109-291245- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0010.060829T2000Z-060830T0600Z/ EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT- 931 PM MDT MON AUG 28 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA (ZONES 108-109)... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. ON TUESDAY...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS CREATING DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE WITH SOME HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES...PLUS THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS WILL HELP OFFSET THE EFFECT OF WINDS. $$ IDZ102-103-291245- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.A.0010.060829T1500Z-060830T0600Z/ PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON-CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE- 831 PM PDT MON AUG 28 2006 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS IN NORTHWEST IDAHO (ZONES 102-103)... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE STARTING TUESDAY MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWESTERLY AS COOLER AIR FLOODS INTO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATER TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND DRIEST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR HELLS CANYON AND THE SALMON RIVER CANYON. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES...PLUS THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS WILL HELP OFFSET THE EFFECT OF WINDS. $$ MTZ104>107-291245- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.A.0010.060829T2000Z-060830T0400Z/ KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK-WEST LOLO- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION- 931 PM MDT MON AUG 28 2006 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS IN NORTHWEST MONTANA (ZONES 104 THROUGH 107)... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING MORE WESTERLY AS COOLER AIR FLOODS INTO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATER TUESDAY. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES...PLUS THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS WILL HELP OFFSET THE EFFECT OF WINDS. $$
000 WWUS85 KMSO 291219 RFWMSO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 619 AM MDT TUE AUG 29 2006 IDZ102-103-292200- /O.UPG.KMSO.FW.A.0010.060829T1500Z-060830T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.FW.W.0010.060829T1500Z-060830T0600Z/ PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON-CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE- 519 AM PDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS IN NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO (ZONES 102-103)... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST OR NORTHWESTERLY AS COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATER TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND DRIEST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR HELLS CANYON AND THE SALMON RIVER CANYON. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES...PLUS THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS WILL HELP OFFSET THE EFFECT OF THE WINDS. $$ MTZ104>107-292200- /O.UPG.KMSO.FW.A.0010.060829T2000Z-060830T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KMSO.FW.W.0010.060829T2000Z-060830T0400Z/ KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK-WEST LOLO- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION- 619 AM MDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS IN NORTHWEST MONTANA (ZONES 104 THROUGH 107)... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING MORE WESTERLY AS COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATER TODAY. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES...PLUS THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS WILL HELP OFFSET THE EFFECT OF WINDS. $$ MTZ110-111-292200- /O.EXT.KMSO.FW.W.0010.060829T2000Z-060830T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.FW.A.0010.060830T1800Z-060831T0300Z/ DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 619 AM MDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. TODAY...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS...CREATING DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE WITH AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY OVERNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...STRONG WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AS COOLER AIR CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO WESTERN MONTANA. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL COOL...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW...IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE HELPING TO MAINTAIN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ MTZ108-109-292200- /O.EXT.KMSO.FW.W.0010.060829T2000Z-060830T0400Z/ EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT- 619 AM MDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS IN WEST-CENTRAL MONTANA (ZONES 108-109)... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS CREATING DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AND HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES...PLUS THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS WILL HELP OFFSET THE EFFECT OF THE WINDS. $$
000 WWUS85 KMSO 292003 RFWMSO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 203 PM MDT TUE AUG 29 2006 MTZ110-111-300400- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060830T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.FW.A.0010.060830T1800Z-060831T0300Z/ DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD-EAST BEAVERHEAD- 203 PM MDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS...CREATING DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LITTLE...IF ANY BENEFICIAL PRECIPITATION. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE WITH AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY OVERNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AS COOLER AIR CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO WESTERN MONTANA. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW...IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE...HELPING TO MAINTAIN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ IDZ102-103-300600- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060830T0600Z/ PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON-CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE- 103 PM PDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS IN NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COOL FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AFTER OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATER TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND DRIEST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR HELLS CANYON AND THE SALMON RIVER CANYON. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES...PLUS THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS WILL HELP OFFSET THE EFFECT OF THE WINDS. $$ MTZ104>109-300400- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060830T0400Z/ KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK-WEST LOLO- SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION-EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT- 203 PM MDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOPED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 15 TO 25 PERCENT WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS CREATING DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LITTLE...IF ANY BENEFICIAL PRECIPITATION. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AND HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES...PLUS THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS WILL HELP OFFSET THE EFFECT OF THE WINDS. $$
000 WWUS85 KMSO 300245 RFWMSO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 845 PM MDT TUE AUG 29 2006 MTZ110-301200- /O.CAN.KMSO.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060830T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.FW.A.0010.060830T1800Z-060831T0300Z/ DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD- 845 PM MDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ZONE 110... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA (ZONE 110) FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS AND HUMIDITIES HAVE BEGUN TO IMPROVE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE BEAVERHEAD DEERLODGE THIS EVENING. ON WEDNESDAY...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AS COOLER AIR CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO WESTERN MONTANA. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW... IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE...HELPING TO MAINTAIN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ IDZ102-103-300345- /O.CAN.KMSO.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060830T0600Z/ PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON-CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE- 745 PM PDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS AND HUMIDITIES ARE BEGINNING TO IMPROVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO THIS EVENING. $$ MTZ104-105-108-109-300345- /O.CAN.KMSO.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060830T0400Z/ KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK-EAST LOLO-BITTERROOT- 845 PM MDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ZONES 104 105 108 AND 109... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS AND HUMIDITIES ARE BEGINNING TO IMPROVE ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA THIS EVENING. $$ MTZ111-300400- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060830T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.FW.A.0010.060830T1800Z-060831T0300Z/ EAST BEAVERHEAD- 845 PM MDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST MONTANA (ZONE 111) FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS INTO THE 30S ARE CONTINUING ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST MONTANA THIS EVENING. THESE WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS EVENING ALONG WITH INCREASING HUMIDITIES. THE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT. ON WEDNESDAY...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AS COOLER AIR CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO WESTERN MONTANA. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW... IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE...HELPING TO MAINTAIN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ MTZ106-107-300400- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060830T0400Z/ WEST LOLO-SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION- 845 PM MDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA (ZONES 106 AND 107) FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM MDT AS WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH AND HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS PERSIST THIS EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES...PLUS THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS WILL HELP OFFSET THE EFFECT OF THE WINDS. $$
000 WWUS85 KMSO 300350 RFWMSO RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 950 PM MDT TUE AUG 29 2006 MTZ111-301200- /O.EXP.KMSO.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060830T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.FW.A.0010.060830T1800Z-060831T0300Z/ EAST BEAVERHEAD- 950 PM MDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR ZONE 111... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA (ZONE 111)... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AS COOLER AIR CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO WESTERN MONTANA. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW... IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE...HELPING TO MAINTAIN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ MTZ106-107-300500- /O.EXP.KMSO.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-060830T0400Z/ WEST LOLO-SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION- 950 PM MDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR ZONES 106-107... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. $$ MTZ110-301200- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.A.0010.060830T1800Z-060831T0300Z/ DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD- 950 PM MDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA (ZONE 110) FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AS COOLER AIR CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO WESTERN MONTANA. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER ...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW... IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE...HELPING TO MAINTAIN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Aug 28, 9:21 AM MDT, 5 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 9:21 AM MDT, 5 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
921 AM MDT MON AUG 28 2006
.UPDATE...UPDATES TO THE CURRENT ZONE PACKAGE WILL BE SENT OUT
SHORTLY. WILL BE RAISING HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY AT SEVERAL
LOCATIONS. OTHERWISE CURRENT FORECASTS LOOK ON TRACK.
&&
.AVIATION...AREAS OF SMOKE WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS
WILDFIRES BECOME MORE ACTIVE...MAINLY OVER NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND
THE BITTERROOT VALLEY. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDS TO AVIATION EXPECTED...SEE
APPROPRIATE TAFS AND TWEBS.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 257 AM MDT MON AUG 28 2006)
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS
MOVES EAST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND WITH INCREASED
INSTABILITY...EXPECT SURFACE TEMPS TO CLIMB IN TO THE LOWER 90S
MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS TODAY. 00Z GFS COMING IN LINE WITH WRF AND
ECMWF REGARDING THE TIMING OF STRONG UPPER LEVEL PACIFIC TROUGH
MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TUESDAY NIGHT. INITIAL MARINE
PUSH/THERMAL TROUGH MOVES THROUGH NORTHERN IDAHO AND WESTERN
MONTANA TUESDAY MORNING. MAIN COLD FRONT THEN PUSHES THROUGH THE
AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF
MOISTURE TO WORK WITH BUT WITH STRONG MID AND UPPER LEVEL LIFT AND
MODERATE FLOW WESTERLY FLOW NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL...EXPECTING
PRECIPITATION...MAINLY OROGRAPHIC...TO DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING ALONG THE UPPER LEVEL FRONT AS THE
ATMOSPHERE MOISTENS FROM THE TOP DOWN. A FEW MOUNTAIN PEAKS ABOVE
ABOUT 6500 FEET COULD SEE AN INCH OR SO OF THE WHITE STUFF WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. MAIN CONCERN...HOWEVER...WILL BE THE STRONG PRE AND POST-
FRONTAL WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM. 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL BE COMMON OVER
THE RIDGES TUESDAY EVENING. THE MID- LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
MOISTEN BEHIND THE FRONT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER THREAT SHOULD BE OVER WITH. WILL WAIT FOR ANOTHER SUITE OF
MODEL DATA BEFORE CANCELING THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST
MONTANA ON WEDNESDAY.
LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...A RELATIVELY DRY NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT MOVES OVER THE AREA ON THURSDAY. PROGRESSIVE PATTERN
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A STRONG/HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN US ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUING FOR
SATURDAY. RIDGE AXIS MOVES EAST OF THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. GLOBAL
MODELS HINTING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF A SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE TAP
AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC TROUGH FOR SUNDAY. WILL WAIT FOR
MODEL CONSISTENCY BEFORE ADDING SLIGHT CHANCE WORDING GIVEN THE
CHAOTIC STATE OF THE CONVECTION OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
&&
.MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM TUESDAY FOR
KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION...WEST GLACIER REGION...
FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS...LOWER CLARK FORK REGION.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR
MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS...BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS...
BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION...POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION.
ID...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR
SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS.
&&
UPDATE...PETRESCU
PREV DISCUSSION...CHURCH
AVIATION...CHURCHHazardous weather outlook, Aug 28, 6:45 AM MDT, 7 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 645 AM MDT MON AUG 28 2006 IDZ005>010-MTZ001>007-043-282215- NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- WEST GLACIER REGION-FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 545 AM PDT MON AUG 28 2006 /645 AM MDT MON AUG 28 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...NORTHWEST MONTANA AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. PLEASE SEE GTFRFWMSO FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.