URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1033 AM MDT FRI AUG 28 2015 MTZ105-107>109-291200- /O.UPG.KMSO.FW.A.0008.150829T1800Z-150830T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0012.150829T2000Z-150830T0600Z/ FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK-SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION-EAST LOLO- BITTERROOT- 1033 AM MDT FRI AUG 28 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK...SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION...EAST LOLO...BITTERROOT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RIDGETOPS AND ANY EXPOSED ELEVATIONS WILL SEE GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND DECREASE. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 10 TO 15 PERCENT IS EXPECTED. HUMIDITY RECOVERY SATURDAY EVENING WILL BE GOOD. * THUNDERSTORMS: ISOLATED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS.
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Whale Creek Road to be closed; Red Flag warning posted
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This just in from Bill Fordyce . . .
The Forest Service is going to close Whale Creek Road due to the run the Marston Fire made. Apparently, they are worried it might cross the Whitefish Divide.
Today and tomorrow are going to be bad fire weather days. At 10:33 am a Red Flag warning was issued for tomorrow (Saturday, August 29) with 45mph winds and 10% relative humidity.
Red flag warning for this afternoon
The National Weather Service posted a red flag warning for this afternoon, July 22, due to gusty winds and very low humidities. It runs from 3pm to 9pm . . .
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 921 AM MDT WED JUL 22 2015 MTZ105-230300- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0003.150722T2100Z-150723T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK- 921 AM MDT WED JUL 22 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * SYNOPSIS: A SURGE OF VERY DRY AIR ALONG WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHWEST MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS DRY AND BREEZY WEATHER COUPLED WITH FUELS HAVING RETURNED TO VERY HIGH TO LOCALLY EXTREME CONDITIONS... NOT TO MENTION A FEW WILDFIRES ALREADY ON THE GROUND... A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. * WINDS: SUSTAINED 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-30 MPH (LOCALLY HIGHER) FOR SEVERAL HOURS. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 10-15% VALLEYS AND 12-18% RIDGES * TIMING: 1500-2100
‘Red Flag’ fire weather warning posted for 4th of July
Due to expected gusty winds and very low humidities, the National Weather Service posted a “Red Flag” fire weather warning for the 4th of July. It runs from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm. Here is the official bulletin:
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 107 PM MDT FRI JUL 3 2015 MTZ105-107-108-040715- /O.UPG.KMSO.FW.A.0001.150704T1200Z-150705T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0001.150704T1200Z-150705T0300Z/ FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK-SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION-EAST LOLO- 107 PM MDT FRI JUL 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK... SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION...EAST LOLO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS NORTHWEST MONTANA SATURDAY MORNING AROUND SUNRISE... AND THEN SPREAD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT FROM WESTERLY TO EASTERLY WILL OCCUR SOMETIME AFTER ROUGHLY 1900LT ACROSS THE GLACIER PARK AREA ON SATURDAY. 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
“Red Flag” warning up for Lolo, Flathead, Kootenai forests & Glacier Park
A “Red Flag” fire weather warning has been posted for the Flathead/Glacier area as well as the general region. Basically, the weather service is calling for hot, dry conditions with a chance of dry lightening from thunderstorms passing through the area. Here’s the text:
KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD/GLACIER PARK-WEST LOLO-
SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION-
425 AM MDT MON AUG 6 2012
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE KOOTENAI…FLATHEAD/GLACIER
PARK…WEST LOLO…SALISH AND KOOTENAI RESERVATION…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH FROM NEARBY STORMS.
* MINIMUM HUMIDITIES: 18-28 PERCENT
* THUNDERSTORMS: HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY
OF BENEFICIAL RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A RED FLAG WARNING IS INTENDED TO ALERT LAND MANAGERS TO EXPECTED
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT ALONG WITH SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS…WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER.