PLEASE REMAIN ALERT DURING THIS TIMEFRAME AND REPORT ANY FIRE ACTIVITY

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Billings MT

229 PM MDT Fri Aug 23 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT...

* IMPACTS: Low humidities, hot temperatures, strong gusty winds,
  and wind shift with a cold front will create erratic fire
  behavior and new fire starts.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
   
   In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Park...Stillwater
                         Sweet Grass...Yellowstone.

* COLD FRONT: Evening to overnight cold front passage. Southerly
  winds will shift to the northwest.

* WIND: Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: 95 to 98...cooler in the mountains above 7500 feet.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are
either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong
winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute
to extreme fire behavior.