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Home Return to list Fire Weather Watch 0001 Issued by the Missoula Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-03-23 12:14:21 603 WWUS85 KMSO 231713 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Missoula MT 1113 AM MDT Mon Mar 23 2026 MTZ111-240115- /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.A.0001.260325T1800Z-260326T0300Z/ East Beaverhead- 1113 AM MDT Mon Mar 23 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Missoula has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Zone 111 East Beaverhead below 7500 feet. * TIMING...From Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 19 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. && $$ Action: Upgraded Issued At: 2026-03-24 13:37:24 817 WWUS85 KMSO 241836 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Missoula MT 1236 PM MDT Tue Mar 24 2026 MTZ111-260300- /O.UPG.KMSO.FW.A.0001.260325T1800Z-260326T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0001.260325T1800Z-260326T0300Z/ East Beaverhead- 1236 PM MDT Tue Mar 24 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Missoula has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Zone 111 East Beaverhead below 7500 feet.. * TIMING...From noon to 9 PM MDT Wednesday. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. && $$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||