Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, and dry thunderstorms with gusty and erratic outflow winds will create erratic fire behavior and new fire starts.

* AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY Fire Zone....284. In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125...126...127 128...129.

* 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 Southwest MT...Gallatin.

* WIND: North to Northwest Winds 5 to 15 mph

* THUNDERSTORMS: Isolated to scattered dry thunderstorms expected to develop over the high terrain and mountains by 3 PM and push eastward as far as Yellowstone and Big Horn County by 8 PM. Gusty outflow winds up to 50 mph possible with any storms that develop.

* HUMIDITY: 10 to 15 percent

* TEMPERATURES: Lower elevations will see temperatures in mid to upper 90s.

* AFFECTED AREAS: STILLWATER COUNTY ... YELLOWSTONE COUNTY ... GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY/MUSSELSHELL COUNTY ... WHEATLAND COUNTY/SWEET GRASS COUNTY ... BIG HORN NATIONAL FOREST ... GALLATIN NATIONAL 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.