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 in effect from Friday afternoon through Saturday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 110 and 111.
* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, until 9 PM MDT this evening. For
the Fire Weather Watch, from Friday afternoon through Saturday
evening.
* WINDS...For the Red Flag Warning, northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph, and for the Fire Weather Watch, west winds 10
to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For the Red Flag Warning, Relative Humidity
between 5 to 20 percent, and for the Fire Weather Watch, Relative
Humidity between 5 to 15 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.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of
this Red Flag Warning.
Area Description:
Deerlodge/Western Beaverhead National Forest; Eastern Beaverhead National Forest
Forcast Office:
NWS Missoula MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov