Red Flag Warning

Alert expired Oct 2 @ 7:15 PM (UTC)

Affected Area

Severity

Severe

Significant threat to life or property

Alert in Effect

From 7:11 PM (UTC) Tuesday October 1 until 7:15 PM (UTC) Wednesday October 2

Description

The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Red Flag Warning...which is in effect from 9 AM to 8 PM MDT Wednesday.
* 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: Arrives Wednesday morning, shifting winds from the southwest to northwest.
* WIND: Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph behind the cold front.
* HUMIDITY: Poor recovery tonight, then minimums of 14 to 19 percent Wednesday.
* TEMPERATURES: Mid to upper 70s.

Instruction

Make preparations

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.

Weather Event Onset

7:11 PM (UTC), October 1

Urgency

Expected

Take responsive action in the next hour.

National Weather Service Office

Billings, MT

Data provided by the National Weather Service