Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM Wednesday to midnight MDT Wednesday night.

* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, strong gusty winds, and isolated thunderstorms will create erratic fire behavior and could start new fires.

* AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY Fire Zones...274...284. In South Central MT Fire Zones...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.

* WIND: Southwest to west 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Strongest winds will be along the foothills.

* THUNDERSTORMS: Isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms could produce erratic wind gusts. Rainfall will be spotty and light.

* HUMIDITY: Minimums of 9-16 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Highs in the 90s to near 100 degrees at lower elevations.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHERN ROSEBUD/NORTHERN TREASURE COUNTIES ... STILLWATER COUNTY ... YELLOWSTONE COUNTY ... SHERIDAN COUNTY/CASPER BLM ... CUSTER COUNTY ... GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY ... WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY ... BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST ... NORTHERN CHEYENNE INDIAN RESERVATION/ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATL FOREST ... CROW INDIAN RESERVATION/BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA ... BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST

Instructions:

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.