Fire Weather Watch: Deerlodge/Western Beaverhead National Forest; Eastern Beaverhead National Forest

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Fire Weather Watch — Deerlodge/Western Beaverhead National Forest; Eastern Beaverhead National Forest Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD AND EAST BEAVERHEAD... The National Weather Service in Missoula MT has issued a Fire Weather Watch. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 110 and 111. * TIMING...From Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. * WINDS...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 8 to 15 percent in the lower elevations of Zone 111 (East Beaverhead); 10 to 15 percent for Zone 110 (Deerlodge/West Beaverhead) * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.