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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 2 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Details
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, gusty winds, and a wind shift with a cold front 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.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland. In North Central WY...Big Horn...Johnson...Sheridan...Washakie. In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Park...Stillwater Sweet Grass...Yellowstone. In Southeast MT...Custer...Powder River...Rosebud...Treasure. In Southwest MT...Gallatin.
* WIND: North to east 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph over the plains and southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph over the mountains this afternoon, becoming north 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph across the area this evening into tonight, with locally stronger gusts near the mountains.
* HUMIDITY: As low as 10 to 20 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: 80 to 95 degrees.
* COLD FRONT: A cold front will move through the area this evening into tonight shifting winds out of the north.
Data from the National Weather Service
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