Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued July 29 at 8:45AM MDT until August 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
July 29, 2026 - 7:45am
Expires:
July 31, 2026 - 11:15am
Description:
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON AND CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR A PORTION
OF MT...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD AND EAST BEAVERHEAD...
...
.A dry cold front on Saturday will bring critical fire weather
conditions to the region.
The National Weather Service in Missoula MT has issued a Fire Weather
Watch.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 110 and 111 in southwest
Montana.
* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.
* WINDS...West winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 5 to 20 percent.
* Late Saturday night into Sunday morning, winds decrease to 5-15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph especially in higher terrain. Relative
humidities recover into the 40% range above valley floors. Wind
speeds increase and relative humidities drop again to critical
thresholds by Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.
Instruction:
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of
this Fire Weather Watch.
Area Description:
Deerlodge/Western Beaverhead National Forest; Eastern Beaverhead National Forest
Forcast Office:
NWS Missoula MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov