Alert archive / Montana / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 25, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this red flag warning at Sep 7, 2012, 2:06 PM MDT for 17 counties in Montana; 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Sep 9, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 57 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
- Sep 7, 2012, 2:06 PM MDT (20:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 9, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 11, 2012, 8:46 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 20:07 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
Riverton, WY (KRIW), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 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
- 1008 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WWUS85 KBYZ 072006
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
206 PM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012
MTZ123>128-081200-
/O.UPG.KBYZ.FW.A.0016.120909T1800Z-120912T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.120909T1800Z-120912T0600Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
206 PM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TUESDAY NIGHT.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...INCREASING
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...A MIX OF WET AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON
SUNDAY AND A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE MONDAY CREATING A
DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT...WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY AND COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS TO 50
MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL SEND OUT STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WHICH
WILL PUSH WELL AWAY FROM THE STORMS THEMSELVES. THE OUTFLOW WINDS
WILL CONTAIN ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AS WELL.
* HUMIDITY...9 TO 14 PERCENT SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON MONDAY. THESE WINDS WILL TURN TO A
WEST NORTHWEST DIRECTION BEHIND A COLD FRONT MONDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S
SUNDAY...IN THE 80S MONDAY...AND IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S
TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ129>133-WYZ274-284-081200-
/O.UPG.KBYZ.FW.A.0016.120910T1800Z-120912T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.120910T1800Z-120912T0600Z/
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
206 PM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS OF NORTHWEST
SOUTH DAKOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TUESDAY NIGHT.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...129...130...131...132
133
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...INCREASING
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH A
STRONG WIND SHIFT WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BY MONDAY
EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL STAY STRONG
THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S MONDAY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS12 follow-up statements
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WWUS85 KBYZ 080946
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
346 AM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012
MTZ123>128-082200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.120909T1800Z-120912T0600Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
346 AM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...
A MIX OF WET AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AND A STRONG COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE MONDAY CREATING A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT...WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY AND COULD CONTAIN
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL SEND OUT STRONG
OUTFLOW WINDS WHICH WILL PUSH WELL AWAY FROM THE STORMS
THEMSELVES. THE OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CONTAIN ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS
AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AS WELL.
* HUMIDITY...9 TO 14 PERCENT SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THESE WINDS WILL
TURN TO A WEST OR NORTHWEST DIRECTION BEHIND A COLD FRONT
MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
WEST OR NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS
AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S
SUNDAY...IN THE 80S MONDAY...AND IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S
TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ129>133-WYZ274-284-082200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.120910T1800Z-120912T0600Z/
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
346 AM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS OF NORTHWEST
SOUTH DAKOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...129...130...131...132
133
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS
AND A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH A STRONG WIND SHIFT WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BY MONDAY
EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL STAY STRONG
THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S MONDAY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS513
WWUS85 KBYZ 082055
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
255 PM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012
MTZ133-091200-
/O.EXT.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.120909T1800Z-120912T0600Z/
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
255 PM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONE....133
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS
AND A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH A STRONG WIND SHIFT WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* WIND...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30
MPH EXPECTED. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST AND SOUTH MONDAY WITH
GUSTS AGAIN UP TO 30 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST
MONDAY EVENING WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH. WINDS WILL STAY STRONG THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S MONDAY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ123>128-091200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.120909T1800Z-120912T0600Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
255 PM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...
A MIX OF WET AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AND A STRONG COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE MONDAY CREATING A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT...WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE WEST OF BIG TIMBER SUNDAY
EVENING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY AND
COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL SEND
OUT STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WHICH WILL PUSH WELL AWAY FROM THE
STORMS THEMSELVES. THE OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CONTAIN ERRATIC WIND
SHIFTS AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AS WELL.
* HUMIDITY...7 TO 11 PERCENT SUNDAY AND MONDAY. 10 TO 15 PERCENT
ON TUESDAY.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THESE WINDS WILL
TURN TO A WEST OR NORTHWEST DIRECTION BEHIND A COLD FRONT
MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ129>132-WYZ274-284-091200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.120910T1800Z-120912T0600Z/
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-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
255 PM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL MONTANA...MOST OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...AND PARTS OF NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...129...130...131...132
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS
AND A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH A STRONG WIND SHIFT WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BY MONDAY
EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL STAY STRONG
THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S MONDAY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS117
WWUS85 KBYZ 090953
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
353 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012
MTZ123>128-092200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.120909T1800Z-120912T0600Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
353 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...AND
PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT ON
MONDAY EVENING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH POTENTIAL FOR NEW
FIRE STARTS AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY STORMS WOULD BE A MIX
OF WET AND DRY. THE STORMS COULD CONTAIN ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH...AND ANY OUTFLOW WINDS COULD SPREAD A LONG DISTANCE AWAY
FROM THE ACTUAL STORMS.
* HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT TODAY AND MONDAY....AND 10 TO 15
PERCENT ON TUESDAY.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY AND MONDAY.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST MONDAY EVENING...AND
THEN STAY OUT OF THE WEST OR NORTHWEST THROUGH TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
WEST OR NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS
AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90
TODAY AND MONDAY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ133-092200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.120909T1800Z-120912T0600Z/
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
353 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONE....133
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...AND
THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT
MONDAY NIGHT.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* WIND...SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH TODAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY...AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING
TO 35 MPH MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS NEAR 90 TODAY AND MONDAY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ129>132-WYZ274-284-092200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.120910T1800Z-120912T0600Z/
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
353 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL MONTANA...MOST OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...AND PARTS OF NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...129...130...131...132
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS
AND A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH A STRONG WIND SHIFT WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY WILL
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON MONDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS
WILL STAY STRONG THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S MONDAY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
CJS845
WWUS85 KBYZ 092049
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
249 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012
MTZ123>128-101200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
249 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...AND
PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT ON
MONDAY EVENING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH POTENTIAL FOR NEW
FIRE STARTS AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE STORMS WILL
START OUT MAINLY DRY AND PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE
MOST LIKELY LOCATION FOR THUNDERSTORM FORMATION WILL BE WEST OF
A LINE FROM BIG TIMBER TO HARLOWTON. ALL STORMS...INCLUDING THOSE
WEST OF THE AREA...WILL CONTAIN STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WHICH COULD
SPREAD A LONG DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE ACTUAL STORMS.
* HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT TODAY AND MONDAY....AND 10 TO 15
PERCENT ON TUESDAY.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY AND MONDAY.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST MONDAY EVENING...AND
THEN STAY OUT OF THE WEST OR NORTHWEST THROUGH TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
WEST OR NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS
AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90
TODAY AND MONDAY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ133-101200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
249 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA
AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONE....133
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...AND
THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT
MONDAY NIGHT.
* HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT TODAY AND MONDAY. IN THE MID TEENS ON
TUESDAY.
* WIND...SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH TODAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY...AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING
TO 35 MPH MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS NEAR 90 TODAY AND MONDAY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ129>132-WYZ274-284-101200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.120910T1800Z-120912T0600Z/
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-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
249 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL MONTANA...MOST OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...AND PARTS OF NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...129...130...131...132
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS
AND A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH A STRONG WIND SHIFT WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY WILL
SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH MONDAY EVENING.
THESE WINDS WILL STAY STRONG THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S MONDAY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS030
WWUS85 KBYZ 100452
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1052 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012
MTZ123>128-101700-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
1052 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...AND
PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT ON
MONDAY EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER
THE AREA TONIGHT...AND THEY COULD CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
* HUMIDITY...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT. MINIMUM HUMIDITY
VALUES OF 6 TO 11 PERCENT MONDAY....AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON
TUESDAY.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH ON THE RIDGES
AND EXPOSED SLOPES TONIGHT...AND OVER THE ENTIRE AREA MONDAY.
THOSE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST MONDAY
EVENING...AND THEN STAY OUT OF THE WEST OR NORTHWEST THROUGH
TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
WEST OR NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS
AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90
MONDAY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ133-101700-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
1052 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA
AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONE....133
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...AND
THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT
MONDAY NIGHT.
* HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT MONDAY...AND IN THE MID TEENS ON
TUESDAY.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH ON
MONDAY...AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS NEAR 90 MONDAY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S
TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ129>132-WYZ274-284-101700-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.120910T1800Z-120912T0600Z/
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
1052 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL MONTANA...MOST OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...AND PARTS OF NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...129...130...131...132
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS
AND A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH A STRONG WIND SHIFT WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY WILL
SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH MONDAY EVENING.
THESE WINDS WILL STAY STRONG THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S MONDAY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
CJS156
WWUS85 KBYZ 100957
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
357 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012
MTZ123>128-102200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
357 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MONTANA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...AND
PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT THIS
EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES OF 6 TO 11 PERCENT
TODAY...AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON TUESDAY.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH
TODAY...SHIFTING TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST AT THOSE SPEEDS THIS
EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA THIS
EVENING. THE FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST
OR NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
ITS PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90
TODAY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ133-102200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
357 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONE....133
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...AND
THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT
MONDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING COULD CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS AND BRING GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT TODAY...AND IN THE MID TEENS ON
TUESDAY.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH TODAY...AND
NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS
FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS NEAR 90 TODAY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S
TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ129>132-WYZ274-284-102200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.120910T1800Z-120912T0600Z/
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-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
357 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND ISOLATED DRY
THUNDERSTORMS FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...MOST OF
SOUTHEAST MONTANA...AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...129...130...131...132
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS
AND A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH A STRONG WIND SHIFT WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING
COULD CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS AND BRING GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH TODAY WILL
SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST TO 25 MPH ON TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING.
THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S TODAY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
CJS144
WWUS85 KBYZ 101613
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1013 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012
MTZ123>128-110415-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
1013 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MONTANA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...AND
PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT THIS
EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES OF 6 TO 11 PERCENT TODAY...
AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT ON TUESDAY.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH
TODAY...SHIFTING TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST AT THOSE SPEEDS THIS
EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL CREATE A
DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER ITS PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90
TODAY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ133-110415-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
1013 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONE....133
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...AND
THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT
MONDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING COULD CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS AND BRING GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT TODAY...AND IN THE MID TEENS ON
TUESDAY.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH TODAY...AND
NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS
FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS NEAR 90 TODAY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S
TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ129>132-WYZ274-284-110415-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.120910T1800Z-120912T0600Z/
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
1013 AM MDT MON SEP 10 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR
PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...MOST OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...AND
PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...129...130...131...132
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS
AND A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH A STRONG WIND SHIFT WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING
COULD CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS AND BRING GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH TODAY WILL
SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH ON TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING.
THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S TODAY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS725
WWUS85 KBYZ 102045
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
245 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012
MTZ123>128-110845-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
245 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MONTANA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND
PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT THIS
EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES OF 8 TO 13 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND 11 TO 16 PERCENT ON TUESDAY.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH TODAY. THESE
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST THIS EVENING WITH THE
PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUSTS UP
TO 25 MPH TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL CREATE A
DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER ITS PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90
TODAY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ133-110845-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONE....133
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...AND
THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT
MONDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING COULD CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS AND BRING GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT TODAY. 12 TO 17 PERCENT ON TUESDAY.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH TODAY. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING
AND GUST TO 35 MPH. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING.
THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS NEAR 90 TODAY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S
TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ129>132-WYZ274-284-110845-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/
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-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR
PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...MOST OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...AND
PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...129...130...131...132
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS
AND A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH A STRONG WIND SHIFT WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING
COULD CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS AND BRING GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT TODAY. 12 TO 17 PERCENT ON TUESDAY.
* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH TODAY. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING
AND GUST TO 35 MPH. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING.
THIS FRONT WILL CREATE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS NEAR 90 TODAY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S
TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS512
WWUS85 KBYZ 110254
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
854 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012
MTZ123>128-111200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
854 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... AND WIND SHIFT
WITH A COLD FRONT FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND
PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH A WIND SHIFT THIS EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...SLOW RECOVERY TONIGHT...AND MINIMUMS OF 11 TO 16
PERCENT ON TUESDAY.
* WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME ON TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA THIS
EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT AND
PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ133-111200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
854 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A
COLD FRONT...AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONE....133
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...AND
THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT TONIGHT. ISOLATED DRY
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING COULD CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS AND
BRING GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
* HUMIDITY...SLOW RECOVERY TONIGHT...AND MINIMUMS OF 12 TO 17
PERCENT ON TUESDAY.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND GUSTING TO 35 MPH THROUGH MUCH OF THE
NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT AND PERSIST FOR
MUCH OF THE NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
MTZ129>132-WYZ274-284-111200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
854 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A
COLD FRONT...AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL MONTANA...MOST OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...AND PARTS OF NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...129...130...131...132
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS
AND A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH A STRONG WIND SHIFT WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY.
ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING COULD CAUSE NEW FIRE
STARTS AND BRING GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
* HUMIDITY...SLOW RECOVERY TONIGHT...AND MINIMUMS OF 12 TO 17
PERCENT ON TUESDAY.
* WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME ON TUESDAY.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT AND PERSIST FOR
MUCH OF THE NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS175
WWUS85 KBYZ 110946
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
346 AM MDT TUE SEP 11 2012
MTZ123>133-WYZ274-284-112200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/
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-
346 AM MDT TUE SEP 11 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS 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...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 12 TO 17 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING.
* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
CJS422
WWUS85 KBYZ 112110
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
310 PM MDT TUE SEP 11 2012
MTZ123>133-WYZ274-284-120600-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
310 PM MDT TUE SEP 11 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH
DAKOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129...130
131...132...133
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES
WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS
LATE THIS EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.
* WIND...INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS040 WWUS85 KBYZ 120246 RFWBYZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 846 PM MDT TUE SEP 11 2012 MTZ123>133-WYZ274-284-120400- /O.CAN.KBYZ.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120912T0600Z/ 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- 846 PM MDT TUE SEP 11 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR 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 CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. ALTHOUGH VERY DRY AIR REMAINS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...THE THREAT OF EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING AS WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. $$ 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 Sep 7, 9:22 AM MDT, 4 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 9:22 AM MDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
922 AM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012
.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR TDY AND SAT...
GOING FORECAST IN REAL GOOD SHAPE. NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE STATE
THIS MORNING. HEIGHTS ARE PROGGED TO BUILD THROUGH THE DAY AS AN
UPPER RIDGE SHIFTS FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA INTO MONTANA BY SATURDAY.
A COOL START TO THE DAY TODAY WITH READINGS IN THE 40S TO LOWER
50S TO START THE MORNING. EXPECT WARMING TODAY WITH DRY AIRMASS
AND BUILDING HEIGHTS...BUT WITH NORTHERLY FLOW...SHOULD KEEP HIGHS
SLIGHTLY BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES. HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE
20S TODAY WITH LIGHT WINDS. FIRE WEATHER BECOMES THE BIGGEST
CONCERN WITH THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN PLACE FOR SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. WILL TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THOSE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE
AFTERNOON PACKAGE. LATEST MODELS STILL POINTING TO CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE WATCH PERIOD. MORE ON THAT FOR THE
AFTERNOON PACKAGE. TWH
.LONG TERM...VALID FOR SUN...MON...TUE...WED...THU...
BIGGEST CONCERN IN THE EXTENDED IS THE SUNDAY TO TUESDAY
TIMEFRAME.
LATEST MODEL RUNS SHOW THE SHORTWAVE SUPPORTING A SURFACE COLD
FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT TO
BE A BIT STRONGER THAN PREVIOUS RUNS. THE ECMWF IS FARTHER
NORTH...ALONG THE CANADA/MONTANA BORDER...THAN THE GFS WITH THIS
FEATURE. AHEAD OF THIS PROGRESSIVE SHORTWAVE/FRONT
COMBINATION...SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL MEAN TEMPS ABOVE SEASONAL NORMS
SUNDAY...IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S. THE SHORTWAVE/FRONT WILL
BRING IN SOME PACIFIC MOISTURE...BUT THAT LOOKS TO MAINLY BE IN
THE MID/UPPER LEVELS. THINK THE MOUNTAINS WILL WRING THIS MOISTURE
OUT IN THE FORM OF A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WINDS BECOME
WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY...WHICH IS A DRY DOWNSLOPE WIND...BEHIND THE
FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT. NOT TERRIBLY IMPRESSED WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO CENTRAL ZONES...SO BACKED OFF ON POPS A
BIT SUNDAY EVE/NIGHT. STILL...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES ACROSS
WESTERN FIRE ZONES SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DECENT
PRESSURE RISES COMBINED WITH WEAK COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE
FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY SHOULD LEAD TO SOME FAIRLY STRONG
NW WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. WITH LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITIES
EXPECTED...THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER SPREADS ACROSS
THE ENTIRE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON.
VERY STRONG DRY COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY WITH STRONG COLD AIR
ADVECTION/PRESSURE RISES. NW WINDS FROM THE SURFACE TO JUST ABOVE
850 MB LOOK TO BE MORE OR LESS LINKED AND VERY STRONG...SO...AGAIN
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE CERTAINLY
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WHEN
HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN BE QUITE LOW. HIGH TEMPS BEHIND THE FRONT
TUESDAY LOOK TO BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S ACROSS THE REGION.
DRY NW FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE MUCH
LIGHTER ON WEDNESDAY THAN ON TUESDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
SLIDES ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPS WILL WARM THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING MOVES BACK IN. THE ECMWF IS A BIT MORE
AGGRESSIVE THAN THE GFS IN BUILDING THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS
THE REGION EARLIER. STC
&&
.AVIATION...
MOSTLY DRY AND VFR CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH TODAY. STC
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...
TDY SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU
-------------------------------------------------------
BIL 075 045/085 053/090 058/086 050/071 044/075 046/078
0/U 00/U 01/B 11/U 21/N 00/U 01/U
LVM 075 037/085 043/088 049/082 041/071 034/074 039/077
1/U 00/U 02/T 32/T 21/B 01/U 11/U
HDN 076 044/087 052/093 057/090 051/073 044/078 047/081
0/U 00/U 01/U 11/U 21/N 00/U 01/U
MLS 077 046/086 055/091 059/087 052/073 040/076 047/078
0/U 00/U 01/U 11/B 21/N 00/U 00/U
4BQ 074 044/085 052/091 059/088 052/073 042/077 048/079
1/U 00/U 01/U 10/U 21/N 00/U 00/U
BHK 072 044/081 052/088 058/085 050/073 041/073 045/076
0/U 00/U 00/U 00/U 21/N 00/U 00/U
SHR 073 042/084 047/088 054/087 049/072 039/075 045/077
1/B 00/U 01/U 12/T 21/B 00/U 00/U
&&
.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR ZONES 117-123>128.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR ZONES 129>133.
WY...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR ZONES 274-284.
&&
WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGSHazardous weather outlook, Sep 7, 3:47 AM MDT, 10 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 347 AM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012 MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-081000- 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- 347 AM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER TODAY AND TONIGHT IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA MAY HAVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. FROM MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING COULD ENDURE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A STRONG AND DRY COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA AND PRODUCE STRONG...GUSTY...AND SHIFTING WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CJS
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Montana, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Wyoming, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.