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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Billings MT
113 PM MDT Thu Jul 23 2026

MTZ123>133-WYZ274-284-241915-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.FW.A.0003.260725T1800Z-260726T0600Z/
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-
Northern Rosebud/Northern Treasure Counties-
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation/Ashland Ranger District
Custer Natl Forest-Custer County-
Sioux Ranger District Custer National Forest-Sheridan County-
Bighorn National Forest-
113 PM MDT Thu Jul 23 2026

...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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