Alert archive / Montana / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this red flag warning at Jun 29, 2012, 2:54 PM MDT for 17 counties in Montana; 4 counties in Wyoming. It took effect at Jul 1, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 15 hr. 3 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
- Jun 29, 2012, 2:54 PM MDT (20:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 1, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2012, 2:48 AM MDT
- In force
- 15 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 20:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 4:20 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 18 Ssw Mizpah, MT | |
| Jul 1, 5:30 PM MDT | HAIL 0.25 | Virginia City, MT | PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN VIRGINIA CITY |
| Jul 2, 12:39 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 N Buffalo, WY |
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 12:00Z, 8.9 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
- 3784 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
905
WWUS85 KBYZ 292054
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
254 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012
MTZ130>133-300900-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.120701T1800Z-120702T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0008.120629T2100Z-120630T0900Z/
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
254 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT SATURDAY
FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DRY
THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS FOR ALL OF
SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY
FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...WIND
SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR
ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...130...131...132...133
* IMPACTS...HOT AND DRY WEATHER WITH SHIFTING GUSTY WINDS WILL
IMPACT EXISTING FIRES. THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL PRODUCE LIGHTNING AND
POSSIBLE NEW FIRE STARTS. ON SUNDAY...CONDITIONS WILL STAY HOT
AND DRY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AND CAUSE A DRAMATIC WIND
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE WHICH WILL START OUT DRY...THE TURN WET OVERNIGHT.
* COLD FRONT...WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH
WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AND CAUSE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST.
* WIND...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY DRY THIS EVENING
AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
AGAIN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...IN THE TEENS THIS EVENING. AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 80S THIS EVENING.
HIGHS NEAR 100 SUNDAY.
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.
&&
$$
MTZ123>129-WYZ274-284-300900-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.120701T1800Z-120702T0600Z/
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-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
254 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SUNDAY NIGHT.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ON SUNDAY.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS
HUMIDITIES FALL TO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. A COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH ACROSS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AND PRODUCE A
DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DEVELOP WITH THE FRONT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL START OUT
MAINLY DRY...THEN TURN WETTER IN THE EVENING.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AHEAD OF
THE FRONT. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THE FRONT PASSES. WINDS WILL DECREASE
OVERNIGHT.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER
WESTERN LOCATIONS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL START OUT DRY...BUT TURN WETTER DURING THE
EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES.
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/BILLINGS9 follow-up statements
405
WWUS85 KBYZ 300338
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
938 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012
MTZ130>133-302300-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120630T0900Z/
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.120701T1800Z-120702T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
938 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH
DAKOTA...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT
TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...
AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA
AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR FIRE ZONES 130 THROUGH
133. HUMIDITIES ARE INCREASING ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS.
* AFFECTED AREAS FOR SUNDAY...IN MONTANA...FIRE
ZONES...130...131...132...133
* IMPACTS...HOT AND DRY WEATHER WITH SHIFTING GUSTY WINDS WILL
IMPACT EXISTING FIRES. ON SUNDAY...CONDITIONS WILL STAY HOT AND
DRY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AND CAUSE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT
TO THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
WHICH WILL START OUT DRY...THEN TURN WET OVERNIGHT.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AND
CAUSE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST.
* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 90S TO 101.
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.
&&
$$
MTZ123>129-WYZ274-284-302300-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.120701T1800Z-120702T0600Z/
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST-WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY-
STILLWATER COUNTY-BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY-YELLOWSTONE COUNTY-
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
938 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND PARTS
OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ON SUNDAY.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS
HUMIDITIES FALL TO THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE. A COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH ACROSS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AND PRODUCE A
DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DEVELOP WITH THE FRONT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL START OUT
MAINLY DRY...THEN TURN WETTER IN THE EVENING.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER
WESTERN LOCATIONS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL START OUT DRY...BUT TURN WETTER DURING THE
EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 90S TO 101.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS390
WWUS85 KBYZ 300944
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
344 AM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012
MTZ123>129-WYZ274-284-010545-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.120701T1800Z-120702T0600Z/
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-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
344 AM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND PARTS
OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ON SUNDAY.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS RH
VALUES FALL TO THE LOWER TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. A COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AND
PRODUCE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE FRONT.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER
WESTERN LOCATIONS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL START OUT DRY...BUT TURN WETTER DURING THE
EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 90S TO 105.
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.
&&
$$
MTZ130>133-010545-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.120701T1800Z-120702T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
344 AM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH
DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREAS FOR SUNDAY...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...130...
131...132...133
* IMPACTS...HOT AND DRY WEATHER WITH SHIFTING GUSTY WINDS WILL
IMPACT EXISTING FIRES. ON SUNDAY...CONDITIONS WILL STAY HOT AND
DRY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AND CAUSE A DRAMATIC WIND
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE WHICH WILL START OUT DRY...THEN TURN WET OVERNIGHT.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AND
CAUSE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST.
* WIND...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 80S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS291
WWUS85 KBYZ 302038
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
238 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012
MTZ123>129-WYZ274-284-011200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.120701T1800Z-120702T0600Z/
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-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
238 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND PARTS
OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ON SUNDAY.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS
HUMIDITY VALUES FALL TO A RANGE OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH SINGLE
DIGITS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS
THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT AND PRODUCE A
DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DEVELOP WITH THE FRONT.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS
WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY
EVENING.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER WEST
AND NORTHWEST LOCATIONS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE EVENING. THE STORMS WILL START OUT
MAINLY DRY...BUT TURN WETTER AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 90S TO AROUND 100.
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.
&&
$$
MTZ130>133-011200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.120701T1800Z-120702T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
238 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH
DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREAS FOR SUNDAY...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...130...
131...132...133
* IMPACTS...HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ON SUNDAY.
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS
HUMIDITY VALUES FALL TO A RANGE OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH SINGLE
DIGITS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH
THE AREA SUNDAY EVENING AND CAUSE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WILL
START OUT MAINLY DRY...THEN TURN WET OVERNIGHT.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AND
CAUSE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST.
* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY EVENING.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 103.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS845
WWUS85 KBYZ 011041
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
441 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012
MTZ123>129-WYZ274-284-012245-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.120701T1800Z-120702T0600Z/
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-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
441 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TONIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY. SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT
PRODUCING A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE FRONT.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.
* WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER WEST
AND NORTHWEST LOCATIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE EVENING. THE STORMS WILL START OUT
MAINLY DRY...BUT TURN WETTER AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER MID 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES.
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.
&&
$$
MTZ130>133-012245-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.120701T1800Z-120702T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
441 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH
DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREAS FOR SUNDAY...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...130...
131...132...133
* IMPACTS...HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY. SOUTH
TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CAUSE A DRAMATIC WIND
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
WITH THE FRONT.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THIS EVENING AND CAUSE
A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST.
* WIND...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE
LIKELY TO PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 100 DEGREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS154
WWUS85 KBYZ 011539
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
939 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012
MTZ123>129-WYZ274-284-020600-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.120701T1800Z-120702T0600Z/
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-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
939 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...WIND
SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR
ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY. SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING
PRODUCING A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE FRONT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL HAVE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AND CAUSE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS
WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL STAY STRONG FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER FRONTAL
PASSAGE.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER WEST
AND NORTHWEST LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
SPREAD EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. THE STORMS
WILL START OUT MAINLY DRY...BUT TURN WETTER AS THE EVENING
PROGRESSES. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 50
MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...MID 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES.
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.
&&
$$
MTZ130>133-020600-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.120701T1800Z-120702T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
939 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY FOR
LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...WIND
SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR
ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREAS FOR SUNDAY...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...130...
131...132...133
* IMPACTS...HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY. SOUTH
TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING AND CAUSE A DRAMATIC
WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP WITH THE FRONT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE STRONG
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THIS EVENING AND
CAUSE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST.
* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL STAY
STRONG FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT. THE STORMS WILL
START OUT MAINLY DRY...BUT TURN WETTER AS THE EVENING WEARS ON.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 100 DEGREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS920
WWUS85 KBYZ 012047
RFWBYZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
247 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012
MTZ123>129-WYZ274-284-020600-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120702T0600Z/
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-SHERIDAN COUNTY-
BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST-
247 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...WIND
SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR
ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126
127...128...129
IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS
EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING PRODUCING A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO
THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE
FRONT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 50
MPH.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AND CAUSE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST.
* WIND...WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. WINDS WILL STAY
STRONG FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE EVENING. THE STORMS WILL
START OUT MAINLY DRY...BUT TURN WETTER AS THE EVENING WEARS ON.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AROUND 10 PERCENT EARLY...THEN RISING ABOVE 20
PERCENT BY LATE EVENING.
* TEMPERATURES...MID 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES EARLY...FALLING
INTO THE 70S AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
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.
&&
$$
MTZ130>133-021200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120702T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES-
NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT
CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY-
SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST-
247 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY FOR
LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...WIND
SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR
ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREAS FOR SUNDAY...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...130...
131...132...133
* IMPACTS...HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE
EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING AND
CAUSE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE FRONT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL HAVE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
* COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THIS EVENING AND
CAUSE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST.
* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH. WINDS WILL STAY STRONG FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STORMS WILL
START OUT MAINLY DRY...BUT TURN WETTER AS THE EVENING WEARS ON.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AROUND 10 PERCENT EARLY...RISING ABOVE 20 PERCENT
OVERNIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 100 DEGREES EARLY...THEN FALLING INTO THE
70S AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS552 WWUS85 KBYZ 020320 RFWBYZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 920 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 MTZ123>129-WYZ274-284-020430- /O.CAN.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120702T0600Z/ 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-SHERIDAN COUNTY- BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST- 920 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE COOLED SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED. THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS HAS ALSO DECREASED AND THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ130>133-021200- /O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120702T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES- NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY- SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST- 920 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...130...131...132...133 * IMPACTS...HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND CAUSE A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE FRONT. * COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING AND CAUSE A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. * WIND...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
489 WWUS85 KBYZ 020334 CCA RFWBYZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 933 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 MTZ123>129-WYZ274-284-020445- /O.COR.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120702T0600Z/ 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-SHERIDAN COUNTY- BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST- 933 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE COOLED SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED. THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS HAS ALSO DECREASED AND THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ130>133-021200- /O.COR.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120702T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES- NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY- SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST- 933 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA... * AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...130...131...132...133 * IMPACTS...HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND CAUSE A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE FRONT. * COLD FRONT...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING AND CAUSE A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. * WIND...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
810 WWUS85 KBYZ 020848 RFWBYZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 248 AM MDT MON JUL 2 2012 MTZ130>133-021000- /O.CAN.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120702T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES- NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATL FOREST-CUSTER COUNTY- SIOUX RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST- 248 AM MDT MON JUL 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES...AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL HAS DECREASED. TEMPERATURES HAVE COOLED SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED...AND THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ 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 Jun 29, 9:06 AM MDT, 5 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 9:06 AM MDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
906 AM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012
.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR TDY AND SAT...
MADE SOME UPDATES THIS MORNING. CONVECTION HAS SHIFTED EAST OUT
OF THE AREA...SO WILL DROP POPS OVER SOUTHEAST MONTANA FOR THE
MORNING HOURS. MODELS WERE STILL HINTING AT MORE DEVELOPMENT OVER
SOUTHEAST MONTANA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING SO
WILL KEEP POPS IN AND LINED UP POPS BETTER WITH RAPID CITY. WILL
LEAVE RED FLAG IN PLACE. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TODAY WITH MIXING
AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT. NOT EXPECTING REALLY STRONG GUSTS BUT
25 MPH CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. WINDS SHOULD BE 15-20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH A SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATE AFTERNOON AS THE
FRONT COMES THROUGH. ADJUSTED WIND GRIDS TO REFLECT THIS SHIFT.
TEMPERATURES LOOK GOOD WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AGAIN TODAY. WILL TAKE
A CLOSE LOOK AT SUNDAY FOR THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE AND A POTENTIAL
RED FLAG. RIDGE WILL BE BREAKING DOWN THEN WITH INCREASING WINDS
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE INCREASING
WITH THE TROUGH ADVANCING AND A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING. TWH
.LONG TERM...VALID FOR SUN...MON...TUE...WED...THU...
SUNDAY PRETTY SOLID BREAKDOWN OF THE RIDGE PATTERN WITH A COLD
FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. PATTERN RECOGNITION
SUPPORTS THIS AS A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY AND WILL LIKELY NEED
A FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHT FOR THE COMBINATION A STRONG SOUTHWEST
WIND GUSTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND HOT AND DRY TEMPERATURES AND EVEN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HELD OFF BECAUSE OF RED FLAG WARNING FOR
TODAY IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA FOR DRY THUNDERSTORM THREAT. MONDAY
LOOKS A BIT COOLER BEFORE TEMPERATURES GET PUMPED UP A BIT IN
ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT.
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE
TO BE A FEATURE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AS GUIDANCE INDICATES
THETA E VALUES ARE GREATER THAN 332K AT 700 MB FOR MOST OF THE
WEEK WITH SE MONTANA SEEING HIGHER VALUES AS RETURN FLOW IN TRIES
TO BRING HIGHER DEWPOINTS AT THE LOWER LEVELS. BORSUM
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL EXCEPT FOR LOCAL REDUCTIONS IN
VISIBILITY DUE TO SMOKE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
MAINLY EAST OF A KMLS TO KSHR LINE AFTER 21Z. BORSUM
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...
TDY SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU
-------------------------------------------------------
BIL 093 061/089 061/098 063/086 060/091 064/094 065/091
0/U 10/U 02/T 21/B 10/U 11/U 11/U
LVM 088 051/087 052/092 053/082 050/087 054/090 055/087
0/U 01/U 12/T 22/T 10/U 11/U 11/U
HDN 096 057/091 058/101 060/089 057/093 060/097 062/093
0/U 10/U 02/T 21/B 10/U 11/U 11/U
MLS 098 064/092 065/101 067/089 063/091 066/097 068/094
1/U 21/U 02/T 31/T 11/U 11/U 11/U
4BQ 096 061/091 061/100 063/089 060/090 062/096 066/093
1/U 21/U 02/T 21/B 11/U 21/U 11/U
BHK 094 060/089 062/096 064/088 060/090 063/095 067/095
3/T 32/T 02/T 22/T 11/U 22/T 11/U
SHR 093 054/089 056/097 058/086 054/089 057/093 059/090
0/U 10/U 01/U 21/B 11/U 11/U 11/U
&&
.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM
MDT SATURDAY FOR ZONES 130>133.
WY...NONE.
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WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGSHazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 2:31 PM MDT, 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 231 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012 MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-302045- 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- 231 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 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 WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS...AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S. THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING EAST OF A LINE FROM MILES CITY TO BROADUS. AS A RESULT...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT OVER FAR SOUTHEAST MONTANA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN ON SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE 90S ONCE AGAIN WITH HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE TEENS. AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE STRONG AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Billings, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 4:05 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud and 1 more | 18 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.