Fire Weather Watch until 10:00PM Monday
The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Monday afternoon through Monday evening.
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, strong gusty winds, and increasing thunderstorm activity will create erratic fire behavior and new fire starts.
* AFFECTED AREA: In South Central MT Fire Zone...123.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED: In South Central MT...Park...Sweet Grass. In Southwest MT...Gallatin.
* WIND: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
* THUNDERSTORMS: A few high-based thunderstorms are possible in the late afternoon and evening. Any storms that develop have the potential to produce erratic wind gusts to 40 mph.
* HUMIDITY: 11 to 19 percent.
* TEMPERATURES: Mid 70s at high elevations to the mid 90s in the valleys.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST
Instructions:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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