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Fire Weather Watch — MTZ104, MTZ105, MTZ106, MTZ107, MTZ108, MTZ109
Issued
3:00 PM CDT · Sat, Aug 1 2026
Expires
1:00 AM CDT · Sun, Aug 2 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KMSO

Affected Areas

MTZ104 MTZ105 MTZ106 MTZ107 MTZ108 MTZ109

Official Bulletin

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR A PORTION
OF MT...

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

...

.A dry cold front on Saturday will bring critical fire weather
conditions to the region.

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

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 110 and 111 in southwest
Montana.

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

* WINDS...West winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

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

* Late Saturday night into Sunday morning, winds decrease to 5-15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph especially in higher terrain. Relative
humidities recover into the 40% range above valley floors. Wind
speeds increase and relative humidities drop again to critical
thresholds by Sunday afternoon.

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

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