Big Timber, MT Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

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Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

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

* AFFECTED AREA:
In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125. For Zone
123, the worst conditions will impact the lower elevations
where grasses remain dead or dry.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Central MT...Wheatland.
In South Central MT...Park...Stillwater...Sweet Grass.
In Southwest MT...Gallatin.

* COLD FRONT: The front will move in from the north, with passage
timing forecast between 3 PM and 9 PM MDT Wednesday. Expect the
districts along the Beartooth Foothills to see frontal arrival
the latest. This will bring an end to the gusty conditions and
shift winds from the west to the north-northeast. Light showers
are possible behind the front, although the chance of a wetting
rain is low.

* WIND: West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Strongest from
Livingston to Big Timber and north through Harlowton.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Up to 75 degrees.

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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