Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued August 6 at 1:35PM MDT until August 8 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 12:35pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description:
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD, EAST BEAVERHEAD, EAST LOLO, AND
BITTERROOT...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE
TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD AND
EAST BEAVERHEAD...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PALOUSE/HELLS
CANYON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST LOLO
AND FLATHEAD RESERVATION...
...
.Increasingly, hot, dry, and breezy if not windy conditions are
expected to continue and peak on Saturday August 8th. Poor overnight
recoveries, with elevated temperatures and dry conditions, remain
expected above valley floors and in higher terrain.
The National Weather Service in Missoula MT has issued a Fire Weather
Watch.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 106 and 107.
* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.
* WINDS...West winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 5 to 20 percent.
* 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:
Western Lolo National Forest; Salish and Kootenai Indian Reservation
Forcast Office:
NWS Missoula MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov