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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/Bighorn Canyon Rec Area-
707 PM MDT Wed Oct 2 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Fire Weather
Watch...which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Saturday
afternoon.

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

* AFFECTED AREA: 
   In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125...126...127
                                    128...129.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED: 
   In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland.
   In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Park...Stillwater
                         Sweet Grass...Yellowstone.
   In Southwest MT...Gallatin.

* COLD FRONT: Arrives Friday night, bringing a shift from southwest
  to strong west to northwest winds.

* WIND: Southwest 20 to 35 mph in the afternoon and evening,
  strongest along the western foothills where gusts are expected to
  exceed 50 mph by Friday evening. West to northwest winds gusting
  near 50 mph are expected behind the frontal passage late Friday
  night through Saturday morning.

* HUMIDITY: Minimums of 10 to 15 percent Friday, followed by a poor
  recovery Friday night. Minimums of 15 to 25 percent on Saturday.

* TEMPERATURES: Highs in the lower to mid 80s Friday, cooling to
  the 60s for Saturday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red
Flag Warnings.

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