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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Billings MT
448 AM MDT Thu Sep 26 2024

MTZ131-WYZ274-270000-
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Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation/Ashland Ranger District
Custer Natl Forest-Sheridan County-
448 AM MDT Thu Sep 26 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, strong
  gusty winds, and wind shift with a cold front will create erratic
  fire behavior.

* AFFECTED AREA:
   In North Central WY Fire Zone...274.
   In Southeast MT Fire Zone...131.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
   In North Central WY...Sheridan.
   In South Central MT...Big Horn.
   In Southeast MT...Powder River...Rosebud...Treasure.

* COLD FRONT: A cold front arrives this morning, bringing a shift
  in winds from southwest to northwest.

* WIND TODAY: Southwest 10 to 15 mph early, shifting to the
  northwest with gusts to 30 mph in the late morning and afternoon.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Highs 85 to 90.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are
expected. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity,
and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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MTZ133-270000-
/O.CON.KBYZ.FW.W.0009.240926T1600Z-240927T0000Z/
Sioux Ranger District Custer National Forest-
448 AM MDT Thu Sep 26 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, strong
  gusty winds, and wind shift with a cold front will create erratic
  fire behavior.

* AFFECTED AREA:
   In Southeast MT and Northwest SD Fire Zone...133.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
   In Northwest SD...Harding.
   In Southeast MT...Carter...Fallon.

* COLD FRONT: A cold front arrives this morning, bringing a shift
  in winds from southwest to northwest.

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

* HUMIDITY: As low as 15 to 20 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Highs 85 to 90.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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