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ActiveGallatin National Forest; Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County; Stillwater County; Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest; Golden Valley County/Musselshell County
Status
In Progress
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Details
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, gusty winds, and wind shifts with two cold fronts will create erratic fire behavior.
* AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY Fire Zones...274...284. In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125...126...127 128...129. In Southeast MT Fire Zones...130...131...132. In Southeast MT and Northwest SD Fire Zone...133.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland. In North Central WY...Big Horn...Johnson...Sheridan...Washakie. In Northwest SD...Harding. In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Park...Stillwater Sweet Grass...Yellowstone. In Southeast MT...Carter...Custer...Fallon...Powder River Rosebud...Treasure. In Southwest MT...Gallatin.
* WIND: Northwest 10 to 15 with gusts to 25 mph along and behind a cold front tonight into Sunday morning. Winds become east over the plains and southwest over the mountains Sunday afternoon. Northeast winds will get gusty again this evening as another cold front moves through the region.
* HUMIDITY: In the Teens.
* TEMPERATURES: Mid 90s.
* COLD FRONT: A cold front will move through the area overnight into mid morning. Another push of cooler air arrives early this evening.
Data from the National Weather Service
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