Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 9 AM to 8 PM MDT Monday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, and strong gusty winds may create erratic fire behavior and new fire starts.

* AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY Fire Zone...274. In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125...126...127 128...129. In Southeast MT Fire Zones...130...131.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland. In North Central WY...Sheridan. In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Park...Stillwater Sweet Grass...Yellowstone. In Southeast MT...Powder River...Rosebud...Treasure. In Southwest MT...Gallatin.

* WIND: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 10 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Mid 80s to mid 90s.

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

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.