# Red Flag Warning: Gallatin National Forest; Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County; Stillwater County; Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest; Golden Valley County/Musselshell County; Yellowstone County — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-02 12:10 ingested 2026-09-03 02:55

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Red Flag Warning — Gallatin National Forest; Wheatland County/Sweet Grass County; Stillwater County; Beartooth Ranger District Custer National Forest; Golden Valley County/Musselshell County; Yellowstone County
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Thursday. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* IMPACTS: Low humidities and strong gusty winds will create
erratic fire behavior.

* AFFECTED AREA:
In South Central MT Fire Zones...123...124...125...126...127
128.

* COUNTIES AFFECTED:
In Central MT...Golden Valley...Musselshell...Wheatland.
In South Central MT...Carbon...Park...Stillwater...Sweet Grass
Yellowstone.
In Southwest MT...Gallatin.

* WIND: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. The
strongest winds are forecast in the mountain foothills.

* HUMIDITY: As low as 15 percent.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS: For MTZ123 and MTZ126, the worst conditions
are expected across the lower elevations.

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