Fire Weather Watch

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON AND CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR A PORTION OF MT...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD AND EAST BEAVERHEAD...

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.A dry cold front on Saturday will bring critical fire weather conditions to the region.

The National Weather Service in Missoula MT has issued a Fire Weather Watch.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 110 and 111 in southwest Montana.

* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* WINDS...West winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 5 to 20 percent.

* Late Saturday night into Sunday morning, winds decrease to 5-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph especially in higher terrain. Relative humidities recover into the 40% range above valley floors. Wind speeds increase and relative humidities drop again to critical thresholds by Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.