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FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
343 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026

MTC003-011-017-025-065-075-087-103-111-WYC033-222145-
BIG HORN-CARTER-CUSTER-FALLON-MUSSELSHELL-POWDER RIVER-ROSEBUD-
TREASURE-YELLOWSTONE-SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARDIN, CROW AGENCY, EKALAKA, MILES CITY,
BAKER, ROUNDUP, BROADUS, COLSTRIP, LAME DEER, FORSYTH, ASHLAND,
HYSHAM, BILLINGS, AND SHERIDAN
343 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026

...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...

WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD IN
WILDLAND GRASSES.

* TIMING: LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 10 TO 20 PERCENT.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE: UNSEASONABLY WARM. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S.

* FUELS: POCKETS OF DRY AND DEAD FUELS.

FIRE AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT
WIND-DRIVEN GRASS FIRES.

$$

MTC009-037-067-095-097-107-222145-
CARBON-GOLDEN VALLEY-PARK-STILLWATER-SWEET GRASS-WHEATLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RED LODGE, BRIDGER, JOLIET, RYEGATE,
LAVINA, LIVINGSTON, COLUMBUS, ABSAROKEE, BIG TIMBER,
AND HARLOWTON
343 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026

...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...

WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD IN
WILDLAND GRASSES.

* TIMING: LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 15 TO 25 PERCENT.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH,
  STRONGEST NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.

* TEMPERATURE: UNSEASONABLY WARM. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S AND 70S.

* FUELS: POCKETS OF DRY AND DEAD FUELS.

FIRE AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT
WIND-DRIVEN GRASS FIRES.

$$