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Critical Fire Weather Through Saturday; Pacific Storm to Impact the Pacific Northwest

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue elevated to critical fire weather today over parts of the central and southern Plains, Ozarks, and eastern Florida Peninsula. Critical fire weather will continue through Saturday in the southern Plains. Another Pacific storm will impact the Northwest U.S. with heavy mountain snow and low elevation rain from today into Saturday. Read More >

A Pacific cold front will move east and across the Northern Rockies on Saturday, with this front bringing a period of strong and potentially high winds to portions of Southwest and Central Montana. Probabilities for wind gusts in excess of 55 mph have increased for areas north of the Interstate 90 corridor in Southwest Montana and south of the Montana Hwy 200 corridor in Central Montana, with the strongest winds occurring between 6AM MDT to 12 PM MDT on Saturday. Travelers, especially those in high profile vehicles, should be prepared for strong cross winds.

 

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