Figyelmeztetések, Thumb Butte

Red Flag Warning issued September 26 at 4:48AM MDT until September 26 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT * IMPACTS: Low humidities, unseasonably warm temperatures, strong gusty winds, and wind shift with a cold front will create erratic fire behavior. * AFFECTED AREA: In Southeast MT and Northwest SD Fire Zone...133. * COUNTIES AFFECTED: In Northwest SD...Harding. In Southeast MT...Carter...Fallon. * COLD FRONT: A cold front arrives this morning, bringing a shift in winds from southwest to northwest. * WIND: Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * HUMIDITY: As low as 15 to 20 percent. * TEMPERATURES: Highs 85 to 90. 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.