Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued August 21 at 10:39AM MDT until August 23 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
August 21, 2026 - 9:39am
Expires:
August 21, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description:
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO LIGHTNING FOR KOOTENAI, WEST LOLO, AND FLATHEAD
RESERVATION...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DEERLODGE/WEST
BEAVERHEAD AND EAST BEAVERHEAD...
...
.Antecedent conditions have been very dry and warm. The Kootenai
Forest especially has received well below normal precipitation since
early July. Thunderstorms with little to no precipitation Saturday
evening and overnight will be followed Sunday with a dry cold front
increasing winds and lowering relative humidities.
The National Weather Service in Missoula MT has issued a Fire Weather
Watch.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 110 and 111.
* TIMING...From Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.
* WINDS...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 15 to 25 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any new or existing fires may spread rapidly.
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