Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Billings MT
737 PM MDT Sat Oct 3 2026

MTZ123-124-050145-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.FW.A.0009.261005T1800Z-261006T0200Z/
Gallatin National Forest-Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County-
737 PM MDT Sat Oct 3 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Fire Weather
Watch...which is in effect from Monday afternoon through Monday
evening.

* IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, and
  gusty winds with a cold front may create erratic fire behavior.

* AFFECTED AREA:
   In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
   In Central MT...Wheatland.
   In South Central MT...Park...Sweet Grass.
   In Southwest MT...Gallatin.

* COLD FRONT:

* WIND: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 12 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Up to 85 degrees.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS: The worst conditions are expected across the
  lower elevations.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red
Flag Warnings.


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