Fire Weather Watch: Kootenai National Forest/Talley Lake District/fnf; Flathead National Forest/Glacier Park/Bob Marshall And Mission Mountain Wilderness; Western Lolo National Forest; Salish and Kootenai Indian Reservation; Eastern Lolo National Forest/Welcome Creek And Scapegoat Wildernesses; Bitterroot National Forest

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Fire Weather Watch — Kootenai National Forest/Talley Lake District/fnf; Flathead National Forest/Glacier Park/Bob Marshall And Mission Mountain Wilderness; Western Lolo National Forest; Salish and Kootenai Indian Reservation; Eastern Lolo National Forest/Welcome Creek And Scapegoat Wildernesses; Bitterroot National Forest Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PALOUSE/HELLS CANYON AND CLEARWATER/NEZ PERCE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR A PORTION OF MT... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DEERLODGE/WEST BEAVERHEAD AND EAST BEAVERHEAD... ... .A dry cold front on Saturday will bring critical fire weather conditions to the region. The National Weather Service in Missoula MT has issued a Fire Weather Watch. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, and 109 in Northwest and west-central Montana. * TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * WINDS...West winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity between 15 to 25 percent. * Winds remain elevated in Fire Weather Zone 105 into late Saturday night and early Sunday morning but relative humidities will recover into the 40 and 50% range above valley floors. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.