Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Billings, MT
Areas Affected: Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation/Ashland Ranger District Custer Natl Forest; Custer County; Sioux Ranger District Custer National Forest; Sheridan County/Casper BLM
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... * IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, and strong gusty winds will create erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In North Central WY Fire Zone...274. In Southeast MT Fire Zones...131...132. In Southeast MT and Northwest SD Fire Zone...133. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In North Central WY...Sheridan. In Northwest SD...Harding. In South Central MT...Big Horn. In Southeast MT...Carter...Custer...Fallon...Powder River Rosebud...Treasure. * WIND: South 10 to 20 mph with gusts 25 to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 10 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Up to 98.
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.a9dabd5c1dbc307653aea1423092b284bdc50391.003.1 Codes: WYZ274 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a9dabd5c1dbc307653aea1423092b284bdc50391.003.1