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Fire Weather Watch
ActiveGallatin National Forest; Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County
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The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening.
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, and strong gusty winds will create erratic fire behavior for new or existing fires.
* AFFECTED AREA: In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central MT...Wheatland. In South Central MT...Park...Sweet Grass. In Southwest MT...Gallatin.
* WIND: Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* HUMIDITY: As low as 11 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: Up to 83.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS: The worst conditions are expected across the lower to middle elevations in fine fuels.
Instructions
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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