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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
1128 PM MDT Thu Jul 23 2026

MTZ112>115-117-250015-
/O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0003.260724T1600Z-260726T0300Z/
Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern Pondera/Liberty-
Hill and Blaine Counties-
Lewis and Clark National Forest Rocky Mountain District-
Rocky Mountain Front-Chouteau and Fergus Counties-
Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas-
1128 PM MDT Thu Jul 23 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM
MDT SATURDAY FOR HOT TEMPERATURES, GUSTY WINDS, AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112, 113, 114, 115, AND 117...

* AFFECTED AREA...Eastern Glacier/Toole/Central/Eastern
  Pondera/Liberty, Hill and Blaine Counties, Lewis and Clark
  National Forest Rocky Mountain District-Rocky Mountain Front,
  Chouteau and Fergus Counties and Central and Eastern Lewis and
  Clark National Forest Areas.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 100 on Friday and up to 106 on Saturday.

* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to widely scattered showers and
  thunderstorms may cause localized strong, and erratic wind
  gusts and lightning, mostly over zones 115 and 117 Saturday
  afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Containment of any ongoing or new fires may be very
  difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are
either occurring now, or will shortly.  A combination of strong
winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute
to extreme fire behavior.

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

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