Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Great Falls has issued a Fire Weather Watch for hot temperatures, gusty winds, low relative humidity, and a slight chance for dry thunderstorms, which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty, Hill and Blaine Counties, Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District-Rocky Mountain Front, Chouteau and Fergus Counties and Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas.

* TEMPERATURES...85 to 95 on Monday, 95 to 105 on Wednesday.

* WINDS...Westerly 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph on Monday, southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph on Wednesday.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.

* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated dry thunderstorms with gusty and erratic winds possible late Wednesday afternoon and evening.

* IMPACTS...Any new fire starts could be difficult to contain.

* AFFECTED AREAS: EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL/EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY ... HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES ... LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT-ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT ... CHOUTEAU AND FERGUS COUNTIES ... CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS

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. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in these areas of this Red Flag Warning. 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.