RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED SEPTEMBER 2 AT 12:10PM MDT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 3 AT 9:00PM MDT
Effective: 2026-09-02 12:10:00
Expires: 2026-09-03 21:00:00
Issued by: NWS Billings MT
Alert Text
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAGWARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS: LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR.
* AFFECTED AREA: IN NORTH CENTRAL WY FIRE ZONE...284. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MT FIRE ZONE...129.
* COUNTIES AFFECTED: IN NORTH CENTRAL WY...BIG HORN...JOHNSON...SHERIDAN...WASHAKIE. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MT...BIG HORN...CARBON...YELLOWSTONE.
* WIND: SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY: AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS: THE STRONGEST WINDS, AND AREA OF GREATEST CONCERN, IN MTZ129 ARE FORECAST IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ZONE.
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Target Area
CROW INDIAN RESERVATION BIG HORN CANYON REC AREA, BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST
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