JEEZE IT'S EARLY
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.. NOAA just sent us this notice. The snow season is not over yet and dry conditions and high winds are in the forecast,
| Message: | NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-MT12539D447854.FireWeatherWatch.1253A18E19B0MT.BYZRFWBYZ.ef7d0e13f246fd77e34129279ac262b3 from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov |
| Sent: | 03:57 MDT on 03-30-2015 |
| Effective: | 03:57 MDT on 03-30-2015 |
| Expires: | 21:00 MDT on 04-01-2015 |
| Event: | Fire Weather Watch
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| Alert: | ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* IMPACTS: LOW HUMIDITIES...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...
STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT WILL
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.
* COLD FRONT: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WIND TUESDAY: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH.
* WIND WEDNESDAY: WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: 10 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. ONLY MODERATE RECOVERY TUESDAY NIGHT.
* TEMPERATURES: IN THE 70S ACROSS THE WESTERN ZONES...AND NEAR 80
DEGREES ON THE EASTERN PLAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COOLER WEDNESDAY
WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 50S TO AROUND 60 DEGREES.
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| Instructions: | A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. |
| Target Area: |
Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest
Crow Indian Reservation, Big Horn Canyon Rec Area
Custer County
Gallatin National Forest
Golden Valley County, Musselshell County
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Ashland Ranger District Custer Natl Forest
Northern Rosebud, Northern Treasure Counties
Sioux Ranger District Custer National Forest
Stillwater County
Wheatland County, Sweet Grass County
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