Alert archive / Montana / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this red flag warning at Aug 30, 2012, 8:49 PM MDT for 17 counties in Montana; 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Aug 31, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 57 hr. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2012, 8:49 PM MDT (02:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 31, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 57 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Billings, MT
All 21 counties
Big Horn County, MT, Carbon County, MT, Carter County, MT, Custer County, MT, Fallon County, MT, Gallatin County, MT, Golden Valley County, MT, Madison County, MT, Musselshell County, MT, Park County, MT, Powder River County, MT, Rosebud County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT, Treasure County, MT, Wheatland County, MT, Yellowstone County, MT, Big Horn County, WY, Johnson County, WY, Sheridan County, WY, Washakie County, WY
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:54 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 5:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | Gallatin Gateway, MT | POWER POLES DOWN FROM THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS...POWER OUTAGES ALSO REPORTED |
| Sep 1, 5:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 49 | 2 Ne Bozeman Hot Spring, MT | 49 MPH WIND GUST AT THE BOZEMAN AGRIMET SITE. |
| Sep 1, 5:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | 20 S Bozeman, MT | PEA SIZED HAILD... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH... AND BLOWN OVER PORTA-POTTIES REPORTED NEAR THE MILLIE FIRE. |
| Sep 1, 5:06 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 55 | 1 Ne Belgrade, MT | 55 MPH WIND GUST AT THE BOZEMAN AIRPORT. |
| Sep 1, 5:12 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 11 E Bozeman, MT | 60 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DOT SENSOR ON BOZEMAN PASS...ON INTERSTATE 15. |
| Sep 1, 5:15 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 11 E Bozeman, MT | |
| Sep 1, 5:37 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | 6 Ene Livingston, MT | POWER OUTAGES IN LIVINGSTON |
| Sep 1, 5:46 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | 11 S Livingston, MT | |
| Sep 1, 8:44 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 11 E Bozeman, MT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 279 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
- 3228 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
045
WWUS85 KBYZ 310249
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
849 PM MDT THU AUG 30 2012
MTZ123-311800-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120831T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KBYZ.FW.A.0015.120831T1800Z-120902T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBYZ.FW.W.0023.120831T1800Z-120902T0300Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-
849 PM MDT THU AUG 30 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY IS CANCELLED...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR
PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY. THIS RED FLAG WARNING REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
THAT WAS IN PLACE.
* CANCELLED RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY...HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN
ABOVE 20 PERCENT AND WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA.
* AFFECTED AREA FOR RED FLAG FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...IN
MONTANA...FIRE ZONE....123
* IMPACTS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. STORMS WILL INITIALLY BE DRY BUT ARE
EXPECTED TO BECOME WET FRIDAY EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY
ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BRING AN
INCREASING THREAT OF NEW FIRES TO THE AREA. STRONG THUNDERSTORM
WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE EXPLOSIVE GROWTH OF NEW OR EXISTING
FIRES.
* THUNDERSTORMS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STORMS WILL
START OUT MAINLY DRY FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT TURN WETTER FRIDAY
EVENING. THE STORMS WILL BE MAINLY WET SATURDAY.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CREATE STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S
* HUMIDITY...IN THE TEENS ON FRIDAY. HIGHER VALUES EXPECTED
SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
$$
MTZ124>133-WYZ274-284-311800-
/O.UPG.KBYZ.FW.A.0015.120831T1800Z-120902T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBYZ.FW.W.0023.120831T1800Z-120902T0300Z/
WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-STILLWATER COUNTY-
BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
849 PM MDT THU AUG 30 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR
MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS
OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...124...125...126...127
128...129...130...131
132...133
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. STORMS WILL INITIALLY BE DRY BUT ARE
EXPECTED TO BECOME WET FRIDAY EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY ALONG
WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BRING AN
INCREASING THREAT OF NEW FIRES TO THE AREA. STRONG THUNDERSTORM
WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE EXPLOSIVE GROWTH OF NEW OR EXISTING
FIRES.
* THUNDERSTORMS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STORMS WILL
START OUT MAINLY DRY FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT TURN WETTER FRIDAY
EVENING. THE STORMS WILL BE MAINLY WET SATURDAY.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ON FRIDAY.
WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST ON FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CREATE STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S.
* HUMIDITY...IN THE TEENS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS12 follow-up statements
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WWUS85 KBYZ 311021
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
421 AM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012
MTZ123>133-WYZ274-284-312230-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0023.120831T1800Z-120902T0300Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
421 AM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR ALL
OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS OF
NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129...130
131...132...133
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE STORMS WILL INITIALLY BE DRY BUT
ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WET THIS EVENING AND SATURDAY. LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL
BRING AN INCREASING THREAT OF NEW FIRES TO THE AREA. STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE EXPLOSIVE GROWTH OF NEW OR
EXISTING FIRES.
* THUNDERSTORMS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY HAVE FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STORMS WILL
START OUT MAINLY DRY THIS AFTERNOON BUT TURN WETTER THIS EVENING.
THE STORMS WILL BE MAINLY WET SATURDAY.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S TO MIDDLE 90S.
* HUMIDITY...IN THE TEENS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
HOOLEY490
WWUS85 KBYZ 311550
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
950 AM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012
MTZ123>133-WYZ274-284-011200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0023.120831T1800Z-120902T0300Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
950 AM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 9 PM
MDT SATURDAY FOR INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR
ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS OF
NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129...130
131...132...133
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE STORMS WILL INITIALLY BE DRY BUT
ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WET THIS EVENING AND SATURDAY. LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL
BRING AN INCREASING THREAT OF NEW FIRES TO THE AREA. STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE EXPLOSIVE GROWTH OF NEW OR
EXISTING FIRES.
* THUNDERSTORMS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY HAVE FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STORMS WILL
START OUT MAINLY DRY THIS AFTERNOON BUT TURN WETTER THIS
EVENING. THE STORMS WILL BE MAINLY WET SATURDAY.
* WIND...OCCASIONALLY GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH MPH AWAY FROM
THUNDERSTORMS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN AND NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S TO MIDDLE 90S.
* HUMIDITY...MAINLY IN THE TEENS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS918
WWUS85 KBYZ 312123
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
323 PM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012
MTZ123>133-WYZ274-284-011200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120902T0300Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
323 PM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR ALL
OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS OF
NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129...130
131...132...133
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY ALONG WITH WARM
TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BRING AN INCREASING THREAT
OF NEW FIRES TO THE AREA. STRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS COULD
CAUSE EXPLOSIVE GROWTH OF NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.
* THUNDERSTORMS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING
WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY HAVE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* WIND...OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 30 MPH AWAY FROM
THUNDERSTORMS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN AND NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S.
* HUMIDITY...MAINLY IN THE TEENS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS592
WWUS85 KBYZ 010233
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
833 PM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012
MTZ123>133-WYZ274-284-011800-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120902T0300Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
833 PM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR ALL OF SOUTH
CENTRAL MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS OF NORTHWEST
SOUTH DAKOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129...130
131...132...133
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
WILL DEVELOP AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY ALONG
WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BRING AN
INCREASING THREAT OF NEW FIRES TO THE AREA. STRONG THUNDERSTORM
WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE EXPLOSIVE GROWTH OF NEW OR EXISTING
FIRES.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT
AND WILL DEVELOP AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL HAVE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
MPH.
* WIND...SOUTH WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 25 MPH TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST ON SATURDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S SATURDAY.
* HUMIDITY...MAINLY IN THE TEENS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS023
WWUS85 KBYZ 011018
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
418 AM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012
MTZ123>133-WYZ274-284-012230-
/O.EXT.KBYZ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120903T0300Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
418 AM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR ALL OF SOUTH
CENTRAL MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS OF NORTHWEST
SOUTH DAKOTA...ALL OF SHERIDAN COUNTY WYOMING...AND ALL OF THE BIG
HORN NATIONAL FOREST...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129...130
131...132...133
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW
HUMIDITIES WILL BRING AN INCREASING THREAT OF NEW FIRES TO THE
AREA. STRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE EXPLOSIVE
GROWTH OF NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE FREQUENT LIGHTNING
AND STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 80S TO MIDDLE 90S.
* HUMIDITY...MAINLY IN THE TEENS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
HOOLEY510
WWUS85 KBYZ 011524
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
924 AM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012
MTZ123>133-WYZ274-284-020330-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120903T0300Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
924 AM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY...UNSEASONABLY WARM
TEMPERATURES...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY...AND FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ON SUNDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH
DAKOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129...130
131...132...133
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS TODAY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS EVENING. INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY ALONG WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S TO MID 90S AND HUMIDITIES IN THE
TEENS WILL BRING AN INCREASED THREAT OF NEW FIRES TO THE AREA.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND WIND GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH IN OR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS COULD CAUSE EXPLOSIVE
GROWTH OF NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.
* IMPACTS SUNDAY...HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH COULD CAUSE RAPID GROWTH OF NEW OR
EXISTING FIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS658
WWUS85 KBYZ 012114
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
314 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012
MTZ123>133-WYZ274-284-020915-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120903T0300Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
314 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY...UNSEASONABLY WARM
TEMPERATURES...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOW HUMIDITIES THROUGH THIS
EVENING...AND FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ON SUNDAY FOR
ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS OF
NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129...130
131...132...133
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS THROUGH THIS EVENING...EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
WITH INCREASED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY AS WELL AS TEMPERATURES IN THE
MID 80S TO MID 90S AND HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS TO BRING AN
INCREASED THREAT OF NEW FIRES TO THE AREA. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN OR
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS COULD CAUSE EXPLOSIVE GROWTH OF NEW OR
EXISTING FIRES.
* IMPACTS SUNDAY...HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS AND WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH COULD CAUSE RAPID GROWTH OF NEW OR
EXISTING FIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS653
WWUS85 KBYZ 020319
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
919 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012
MTZ123>133-WYZ274-284-021800-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120903T0300Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
919 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS WITH THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...GUSTY WEST WINDS WITH
VERY LOW HUMIDITIES SUNDAY...FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH
DAKOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129...130
131...132...133
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS TONIGHT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
EXPLOSIVE GROWTH OF NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.
* IMPACTS SUNDAY...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS WITH WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS COULD
CAUSE RAPID GROWTH OF NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS538
WWUS85 KBYZ 021011
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
411 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012
MTZ123>133-WYZ274-284-022215-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120903T0300Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
411 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR ALL OF SOUTH
CENTRAL MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS OF NORTHWEST
SOUTH DAKOTA...ALL OF SHERIDAN COUNTY WYOMING...AND ALL OF THE BIG
HORN NATIONAL FOREST...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129...130
131...132...133
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS WITH WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE
RAPID GROWTH OF NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
HOOLEY147
WWUS85 KBYZ 021537
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
937 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012
MTZ123>133-WYZ274-284-030300-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120903T0300Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
937 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR
ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS OF
NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129...130
131...132...133
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS WITH WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE
RAPID GROWTH OF NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS395
WWUS85 KBYZ 022123
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
323 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012
MTZ123>133-WYZ274-284-030300-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120903T0300Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
323 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR
ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS OF
NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129...130
131...132...133
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THESE
CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE RAPID GROWTH OF NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS897 WWUS85 KBYZ 030255 RFWBYZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 855 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012 MTZ123>133-WYZ274-284-030400- /O.EXP.KBYZ.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120903T0300Z/ GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY- STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST- GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY- CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA- NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES- NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY- SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-SHERIDAN COUNTY- BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST- 855 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING... HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN TO OR ABOVE 20 PERCENT FOR MOST LOCATIONS THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE ALSO DECREASED AND THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
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 Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Aug 30, 3:12 PM MDT, 5 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 3:12 PM MDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
312 PM MDT THU AUG 30 2012
.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR FRI AND SAT...
TONIGHT...DRY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
WILL KEEP RED FLAG WARNING GOING THIS EVENING FOR PARK COUNTY AND
THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONTINUING TO
RUN IN THE LOW TEENS. MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE SOME MIXING
POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 20
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
UPPER FLOW BACKING TO THE SOUTHWEST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS ALONG THE WEST COAST.
GFS/ECMWF/NAM/CANADIAN MODELS ALL DEPICTING MONSOONAL MOISTURE
PUSHING INTO THE AREA. THIS IS VERIFIED WELL WITH WATER VAPOR
SATELLITE WHICH IS SHOWING DEEP MOISTURE FETCH CURRENTLY FROM
HURRICANE ILEANA LOCATED WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. ATMOSHPERE
DESTABILIZING ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS ENERGY WILL BE EJECTING OUT
THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TROUGH ON FRIDAY ALONG WITH Q VECTOR FORCING
AND JET DYNAMICS MOVING INTO OUR SOUTHWEST ZONES. SHOULD SEE DRY
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST BUT THEY WILL BECOME WET AS MOISTURE
INCREASES. SREF INDICATING THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING. WILL GO AHEAD
AND ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE AREA STARTING AT 18Z
FRIDAY AND RUNNING IT THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY.
DRY AIR MOVING BACK INTO THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AS A FAST ZONAL
FLOW SETS UP.
.LONG TERM...VALID FOR SUN...MON...TUE...WED...THU...
STILL NO PRECIPITATION EVENTS IN SIGHT...BUT A CHANGE TO A
SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MORE STABLE NW FLOW ALOFT MAY BE COMING BY
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
SUNDAY LOOKING DRY AND POST-FRONTAL IN THE WAKE OF A SATURDAY
NIGHT SHORTWAVE...THOUGH CANNOT RULE OUT SOME LINGERING LIGHT
SHOWERS IN THE EAST EARLY ON AND OVER THE MTNS. PRECIPITABLE WATER
VALUES EXPECTED TO CRASH TO A HALF INCH OR LESS...LIKELY RESULTING
IN 10-15 PERCENT HUMIDITY...WITH 15-25 KT MIXED WIND POTENTIAL
ESPECIALLY IN OUR WEST. SO STILL SOME FIRE WEATHER ISSUES ON
SUNDAY DESPITE A STEP DOWN IN TEMPS. A FLATTENED RIDGE WILL KEEP
MONSOONAL FLOW SUPPRESSED MONDAY/TUESDAY...SO EXPECT LOW HUMIDITY
TO CONTINUE THESE DAYS. HEIGHTS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WILL
NOT REBOUND MUCH...REMAINING IN THE UPPER 570S TO LOW 580S...SO
TEMPS WILL NOT BE AS WARM AS WE HAVE SEEN OF LATE. SHOULD SEE
HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE 80S AND LOWS IN THE MID 40S/MID 50S. HAVE
TWEAKED GRIDS TO SUGGEST A BIT LARGER DIURNAL RANGE BASED ON THE
HEIGHTS AND DRY AIRMASS EXPECTED...AND WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO
THE FACT THAT WE ARE GETTING INTO SEPTEMBER. OTHER FLY IN THE
OINTMENT CONCERNING TEMPS COULD BE THE NUMEROUS UPSTREAM FIRES
AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SMOKE-LIMITED INSOLATION.
ENERGY DROPPING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC EXPECTED TO TURN SOUTH
AND INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS...AS HEIGHTS BUILD IN THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC...BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL SET UP A
CHANGE TO A SLIGHTLY COOLER BUT DEFINITELY MORE STABLE NORTHWEST
FLOW FOR A FEW DAYS...THOUGH MODELS DIFFERING OF COURSE IN THE
STRENGTH AND EXACT TRACK OF SHORTWAVES EMBEDDED IN THIS FLOW.
CONSENSUS CURRENTLY SUGGESTS HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH AND
FORCING IN OUR AREA WEAK ENOUGH TO KEEP OUR FORECAST DRY FROM
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. WILL NEED TO KEEP WATCH OF MODEL
TRENDS HERE. HAVE SCALED BACK TEMPS SOME FOR DAYS 6/7...ESPECIALLY
NIGHTTIME LOWS. TEMPS SHOULD BE NEAR EARLY SEPTEMBER NORMALS...
BUT SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL VALUES ARE POSSIBLE IF THE MORE
AMBITIOUS MODEL RUNS VERIFY.
JKL
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. THE ONLY
FLIGHT HAZARDS TO FLYING WILL BE AREAS OF SMOKE FROM AREA FIRES.
RICHMOND
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...
FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU
-----------------------------------------------------------
BIL 058/092 063/090 059/086 055/085 054/085 052/078 049/081
02/T 22/T 20/U 00/U 00/U 11/B 10/U
LVM 049/089 056/085 050/086 045/086 044/084 042/080 042/081
03/T 23/T 21/U 00/U 00/B 11/B 10/U
HDN 058/096 060/093 059/088 053/089 052/086 048/081 048/083
02/T 22/T 21/U 00/U 00/U 11/B 10/U
MLS 061/094 063/094 061/087 056/086 055/085 052/079 050/079
01/U 22/T 21/B 00/U 00/U 11/U 11/U
4BQ 060/093 063/093 060/086 054/086 053/085 051/080 048/078
02/T 22/T 21/B 00/U 00/U 11/B 11/U
BHK 057/090 061/094 060/083 052/083 049/081 051/078 047/076
00/N 22/T 21/B 00/U 01/U 11/B 11/U
SHR 056/091 057/090 056/086 051/085 047/083 048/078 045/079
12/T 22/T 21/U 00/U 00/U 11/B 11/U
&&
.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
ZONE 123.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ZONES 123>133.
WY...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR ZONES 274-284.
&&
WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGSHazardous weather outlook, Aug 30, 2:56 PM MDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 256 PM MDT THU AUG 30 2012 MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-312100- SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER- FALLON-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER- SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK- NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY- LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS- CRAZY MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- 256 PM MDT THU AUG 30 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF PARK COUNTY THIS EVENING INCLUDING THE PARADISE VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE BEARTOOTH AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS WILL WILL REMAIN IN THE LOWER TEENS. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID IGNITING NEW WILDFIRES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE WEEKEND. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG ERRATIC WIND GUSTS. THESE STORMS WILL BRING THE THREAT TO START NEW WILDFIRES. .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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.