Montana Weather

The National Weather Service in Great Falls has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for hot temperatures, gusty winds, and low relative
humidity, which is in effect from Saturday afternoon through
Sunday 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, Lincoln Ranger District of the
Helena National Forest, Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark
National Forest Areas and Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts
of the Helena National Forest.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Along the
Rocky Mountain Front, west winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65
mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 105 on Saturday.

* COLD FRONT...A strong, dry cold front will arrive Saturday
evening.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Containment
of any ongoing or new fires may be very difficult. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.

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.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON AND CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR A PORTION
OF MT...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD AND EAST BEAVERHEAD...

...

.A dry cold front on Saturday will bring critical fire weather
conditions to the region.

The National Weather Service in Missoula MT has issued a Fire Weather
Watch.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, and 109
in Northwest and west-central Montana.

* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...West winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 15 to 25 percent.

* Winds remain elevated in Fire Weather Zone 105 into late Saturday
night and early Sunday morning but relative humidities will recover
into the 40 and 50% range above valley floors.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of
this Fire Weather Watch.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON AND CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR A PORTION
OF MT...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD AND EAST BEAVERHEAD...

...

.A dry cold front on Saturday will bring critical fire weather
conditions to the region.

The National Weather Service in Missoula MT has issued a Fire Weather
Watch.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 110 and 111 in southwest
Montana.

* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* WINDS...West winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 5 to 20 percent.

* Late Saturday night into Sunday morning, winds decrease to 5-15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph especially in higher terrain. Relative
humidities recover into the 40% range above valley floors. Wind
speeds increase and relative humidities drop again to critical
thresholds by Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of
this Fire Weather Watch.