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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Billings MT
1109 AM MDT Thu Jul 30 2026

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Gallatin National Forest-Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County-
Stillwater County-Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest-
Golden Valley County/Musselshell county-Yellowstone County-
1109 AM MDT Thu Jul 30 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

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

* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, and breezy 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: Gusts up to 25 mph Saturday; gusts 20-30 mph possible Sunday
  afternoon.

* HUMIDITY: As low as single digits Saturday; teens on Sunday.

* TEMPERATURES: Up to 105 Saturday; mainly 90s Sunday.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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http://weather.gov/Billings