Fire Weather Watch for Gallatin National Forest #11840355

FIRE WEATHER WATCH

FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED SEPTEMBER 2 AT 7:20AM MDT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 3 AT 8:00PM MDT

Effective: 2026-09-02 07:20:00 Expires: 2026-09-03 20:00:00 Issued by: NWS Billings MT

Alert Text

* IMPACTS: LOW HUMIDITIES, HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S, AND STRONGGUSTY 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: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS: FOR MTZ123 AND MTZ126, THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

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Target Area

GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST, WHEATLAND COUNTY SWEET GRASS COUNTY, STILLWATER COUNTY, BEARTOOTH RANGER DISTRICT CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST, GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY MUSSELSHELL COUNTY, YELLOWSTONE COUNTY