Fire Weather Watch

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO LIGHTNING FOR KOOTENAI, WEST LOLO, AND FLATHEAD RESERVATION...

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

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.Antecedent conditions have been very dry and warm. The Kootenai Forest especially has received well below normal precipitation since early July. Thunderstorms with little to no precipitation Saturday evening and overnight will be followed Sunday with a dry cold front increasing winds and lowering relative humidities.

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

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 110 and 111.

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

* WINDS...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 15 to 25 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any new or existing fires may spread rapidly.