Baker, MT Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

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

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

* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, and high-based
thunderstorms with gusty and erratic outflow winds may create
erratic fire behavior and new fire starts.

* AFFECTED AREA:
In North Central WY Fire Zones...274...284.
In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125...126...127
128...129.
In Southeast MT Fire Zones...130...131...132.
In Southeast MT and Northwest SD Fire Zone...133.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland.
In North Central WY...Big Horn...Johnson...Sheridan...Washakie.
In Northwest SD...Harding.
In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Park...Stillwater
Sweet Grass...Yellowstone.
In Southeast MT...Carter...Custer...Fallon...Powder River
Rosebud...Treasure.
In Southwest MT...Gallatin.

* WIND: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph.

* THUNDERSTORMS: Scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms will
produce gusty and erratic winds, and spotty rainfall.

* HUMIDITY: Minimums of 12 to 19 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Highs of 99 to 107 below 5000 feet, hottest in the
east.

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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...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of 100 to
108, hottest in the east. Saturday is expected to be the hottest
day.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Montana
and north central Wyoming.

* WHEN...From 9 AM Friday to 9 PM MDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Very warm nighttime temperatures will provide
only limited relief.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

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