Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Billings, MT
Areas Affected: Crow Indian Reservation/Big Horn Canyon Rec Area; Bighorn National Forest
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 9:17pm MDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 9:17pm MDT
Alert Expires: Friday 9:00pm MDT
Event Onset: Friday 9:00am MDT
Event Ends: Friday 9:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Billings MT
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY HAS EXPIRED... * IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, and strong gusty winds will create erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY Fire Zone...284. In South Central MT Fire Zone...129. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In North Central WY...Big Horn...Johnson...Sheridan...Washakie. In South Central MT...Big Horn...Carbon...Yellowstone. * WIND: South 10 to 20 mph with gusts 25 to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 10 percent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS: The worst conditions are expected across the lower elevations. * TEMPERATURES: Up to 96.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a9dabd5c1dbc307653aea1423092b284bdc50391.001.2 Codes: MTZ129 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a9dabd5c1dbc307653aea1423092b284bdc50391.001.2