Fire Weather Watch until 12:00AM Friday
The National Weather Service in Great Falls has issued a Fire Weather Watch for hot temperatures, gusty winds, low relative humidity, and a cold frontal wind shift, which is in effect from Thursday morning through Thursday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Hill and Blaine Counties, Chouteau and Fergus Counties and Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas.
* TIMING...Cold front will move southeast across the plains
* TEMPERATURES...Around 80.
* WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph becoming Northeast sometime between mid-afternoon and evening.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any new fire starts could be difficult to contain.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES ... CHOUTEAU AND FERGUS COUNTIES ... CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS
Instructions:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are possible. A combination of gusty winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures will create high fire growth potential. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in these areas of this Fire Weather Watch.
Address/Location
Meagher County, MT Sheriff's Office
101 E Crawford St
White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 406-547-3397
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP MEAGHERSO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Fire Weather Watch