Sunday, September 30, 2012

A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for the Billings,Montana area

FIRE WEATHER WATCH
in effect until Wednesday,October 3, 6:00AM,MDT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...ALL OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA...PARTS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MONTANA...FIRE ZONES...123...124...125...126 127...128...129...130 131...132...133 IN WYOMING...FIRE ZONES...274...284
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS AND A WIND SHIFT WITH A COLD FRONT MAY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.
* COLD FRONT...THE TIMING OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. HOWEVER...AT THIS TIME...IT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTH.
* WIND...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TUESDAY ...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
* HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S.
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.
&& HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS

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