Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
224 PM MDT Wed Jul 9 2025

...DRY FUELS AND DRY LIGHTNING WITH COLLAPSING STORMS HAVE A
POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH....

MTZ122-134>137-101000-
/O.CON.KGGW.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250710T1000Z/
Dawson/McCone/Prairie/Richland/Wibaux Counties-
Northern Valley and Northern Phillips Counties-The Little Rockies-
The Lower Missouri River Breaks including the Charles M Russell
National Wildlife Refuge-
Southern Petroleum and Southern Garfield Counties-
224 PM MDT Wed Jul 9 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR
DRY FUEL, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, DRY THUNDERSTORMS, AND SUDDEN
STRONG WIND GUSTS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 122, 134, 135, 136, AND
137...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 122, 134, 135, 136, and
  137.

* WIND...Around 10 mph from the west normally, with possible
  sudden thunderstorm wind gusts in excess of 45 mph from passing
  cells.

* HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.

* THUNDERSTORMS...(10-30% chance) Any dry thunderstorms will
  have a chance to generate new fire starts.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop could spread rapidly with
  passing wind gusts from thunderstorms. Outdoor burning is not
  recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in these
areas of this Red Flag Warning.

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