# Red Flag Warning: Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas; Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the Helena National Forest — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-08 11:25 ingested 2026-10-09 02:49

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Red Flag Warning — Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National Forest Areas; Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the Helena National Forest
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
The National Weather Service in Great Falls has issued a Red Flag
Warning for unseasonably warm temperatures, gusty winds, and low
relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT
Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Central and Eastern Lewis and Clark National
Forest Areas and Helena and Townsend Ranger Districts of the
Helena National Forest.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 82.

* IMPACTS... Any fires that develop will spread rapidly.
Containment of any ongoing or new fires may be very difficult.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.