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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Billings MT
113 PM MDT Mon Mar 23 2026

MTZ123>125-241915-
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Gallatin National Forest-Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County-
Stillwater County-
113 PM MDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Fire Weather
Watch...which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through
Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, strong
  gusty winds, and wind shift with a cold front may create
  erratic fire behavior and the potential for new fire starts.

* AFFECTED AREA:
   In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125. For Zone
   123, the worst conditions will impact the lower elevations
   where grasses remain dead or dry.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
   In Central MT...Wheatland.
   In South Central MT...Park...Stillwater...Sweet Grass.
   In Southwest MT...Gallatin.

* COLD FRONT: Frontal passage is forecast Wednesday evening,
  bringing an end to the strongest gusts and a shift from
  the west to the north-northeast. Light showers are possible
  behind the front, although the chance of a wetting rain
  is low.

* WIND: West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph, strongest
  from Livingston to Big Timber and north through Harlowton.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 15 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Up to 75 degrees.

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.

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MTZ126>129-WYZ274-241915-
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Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest-
Golden Valley County/Musselshell county-Yellowstone County-
Crow Indian Reservation/Bighorn Canyon Rec Area-Sheridan County-
113 PM MDT Mon Mar 23 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Fire Weather
Watch...which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through
Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures,
  gusty winds, and wind shift with a cold front may create
  erratic fire behavior and the potential for new fire starts.

* AFFECTED AREA:
   In North Central WY Fire Zone...274.
   In South Central MT Fire Zones...126...127...128...129.
   For Zones 126, 127, and 129, the worst conditions will
   impact the lower elevations where grasses remain dead or dry.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
   In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell.
   In North Central WY...Sheridan.
   In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Park...Stillwater
                         Sweet Grass...Yellowstone.

* COLD FRONT: Frontal passage is forecast Wednesday evening,
  bringing an end to the gusty conditions and a shift from
  the west to the north-northeast. Light showers are possible
  behind the front, although the chance of a wetting rain
  is low.

* WIND: West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 15 percent. In Sheridan County, as low as
  7 percent.

* TEMPERATURES: Up to 83 degrees.

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