Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued September 1 at 11:54AM MDT until September 3 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
September 1, 2026 - 10:54am
Expires:
September 2, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Fire Weather
Watch...which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through
Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS: Low humidities, high temperatures in the 80s, and strong
gusty winds may create erratic fire behavior.
* AFFECTED AREA:
In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125...126...127
128.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland.
In South Central MT...Carbon...Park...Stillwater...Sweet Grass
Yellowstone.
In Southwest MT...Gallatin.
* WIND: Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* HUMIDITY: As low as 14 percent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS: For MT123 and MT126, the worst conditions are
expecetd across the lower elevations.
Instruction:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red
Flag Warnings.
Area Description:
Gallatin National Forest; Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County; Stillwater County; Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest; Golden Valley County/Musselshell County; Yellowstone County
Forcast Office:
NWS Billings MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov