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WWUS85 KMSO 061407
RFWMSO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Missoula MT
807 AM MDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DEERLODGE/WEST
BEAVERHEAD AND EAST BEAVERHEAD...

.Very dry conditions, increasing heat and west winds sustaining over
10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph are creating critical fire weather.

MTZ110-111-062215-
/O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0006.260806T1800Z-260807T0300Z/
Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead-
807 AM MDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Missoula MT has issued a Red Flag
Warning.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 110 and 111.

* TIMING...From noon today to 9 PM MDT this evening.

* WINDS...West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 5 to 20 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
  burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of
this Red Flag Warning.

&&

$$

TSP

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WWUS85 KMSO 061935
RFWMSO

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Missoula MT
135 PM MDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD, EAST BEAVERHEAD, EAST LOLO, AND
BITTERROOT...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE
TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD AND
EAST BEAVERHEAD...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PALOUSE/HELLS
CANYON...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WEST LOLO
AND FLATHEAD RESERVATION...

...

.Increasingly, hot, dry, and breezy if not windy conditions are
expected to continue and peak on Saturday August 8th. Poor overnight
recoveries, with elevated temperatures and dry conditions, remain
expected above valley floors and in higher terrain.

MTZ110-111-070345-
/O.NEW.KMSO.FW.A.0005.260807T1800Z-260809T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260807T0300Z/
Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead-
135 PM MDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Missoula MT has issued a Fire Weather
Watch in effect from Friday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 110 and 111.

* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, until 9 PM MDT this evening. For
  the Fire Weather Watch, from Friday afternoon through Saturday
  evening.

* WINDS...For the Red Flag Warning, northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
  gusts up to 30 mph, and for the Fire Weather Watch, west winds 10
  to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For the Red Flag Warning, Relative Humidity
  between 5 to 20 percent, and for the Fire Weather Watch, Relative
  Humidity between 5 to 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
  burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of
this Fire Weather Watch.

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of
this Red Flag Warning.

&&

$$

IDZ102-070345-
/O.NEW.KMSO.FW.A.0005.260807T1800Z-260809T0600Z/
Palouse/Hells Canyon-
1235 PM PDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Missoula MT has issued a Fire Weather
Watch.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 102.

* TIMING...From Friday morning through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...West winds 5 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 5 to 20 percent.

* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected in the
  Palouse and Hells Canyon region, western portions of Fire Weather
  Zone 102, with elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions
  expected in the remainder of the zone. Any fires that develop will
  spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of
this Fire Weather Watch.

&&

$$

MTZ108-109-070345-
/O.NEW.KMSO.FW.A.0005.260807T1800Z-260809T0300Z/
East Lolo-Bitterroot-
135 PM MDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Missoula MT has issued a Fire Weather
Watch.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 108 and 109.

* TIMING...From Friday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 5 to 20 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
  burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of
this Fire Weather Watch.

&&

$$

MTZ106-107-070345-
/O.NEW.KMSO.FW.A.0005.260808T1800Z-260809T0300Z/
West Lolo-Flathead Reservation-
135 PM MDT Thu Aug 6 2026

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

The National Weather Service in Missoula MT has issued a Fire Weather
Watch.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 106 and 107.

* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...West winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 5 to 20 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor
  burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the field of
this Fire Weather Watch.

&&

$$

TSP