FNUS65 KBYZ 261952 RFDBYZ FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 152 PM MDT SAT OCT 26 2024 MTC003-009-037-065-067-095-097-107-111-280000- BIG HORN-CARBON-GOLDEN VALLEY-MUSSELSHELL-PARK-STILLWATER- SWEET GRASS-WHEATLAND-YELLOWSTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARDIN, CROW AGENCY, RED LODGE, BRIDGER, JOLIET, RYEGATE, LAVINA, ROUNDUP, LIVINGSTON, COLUMBUS, ABSAROKEE, BIG TIMBER, HARLOWTON, AND BILLINGS 152 PM MDT SAT OCT 26 2024 ...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA SUNDAY AFTERNOON... WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD IN WILDLAND GRASSES. * TIMING: 10AM TO 6PM SUNDAY * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: TEENS * WIND: SOUTHWEST 10-20MPH GUSTS TO 30MPH. STRONGER GUSTS IN THE FOOTHILLS. * TEMPERATURE: 15-20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL, AROUND 70F. * FUELS: GRASSES WILL BE CURED AND DRY. FIRE AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT WIND-DRIVEN GRASS FIRES. $$