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JUDITH BASIN

924566

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Event typeevent_typeWildfire
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id924,566
Episode IDepisode_id153,558
Begin UTCbegin_utc2020-10-03T21:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2020-10-31T07:00:00+00:00
StatestateMONTANA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameJUDITH BASIN
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceFire Department/Rescue
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeAn upper level ridge with an axis extending from the interior western US north into BC would be flattened some on Sunday by a series of very weak mid-level shortwave disturbances moving in from off the WA coast. Flow aloft turns to the west tonight, which would allow some very dry air to shift east into the region by Sunday morning. Surface pressure pattern also supported a shift to westerly winds by Sunday morning as low pressure developed east of the Rockies near the MT/AB border. An increase in mid level westerly winds and supporting surface pressure gradient would bring breezy to windy conditions for much of the area on Sunday with deeper mixing in the afternoon tapping into an area of 30-40kt mid-level winds over portions of central/N-central MT. |Afternoon temperatures would reach the upper 70s to low 80s for most lower elevation areas, with humidity falling below 20% across much of central MT. The combination of unseasonably warm and dry conditions along with gusty winds would bring increased fire danger, particularly in grassland and lower elevation areas across central MT.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeA fire was reported on the Judith Musselshell Ranger District on the afternoon of October 3,2020. The Yogo Fire is estimated to be over 500 acres in size and is located in the Little Belt Mountains around 1.5 miles south of Yogo Peak. As of 6:50 p.m. on Saturday, October 3, the fire has made it to Prospect Ridge and is producing spot fires on the east side of the Ridge. Judith Basin County is working on issuing pre-evacuation notices to residences in the Middle Fork of the Judith River. ||���We are urging all hunters and hikers to avoid the area,��� said Judith Musselshell District Ranger Ron B. Wiseman. ���Please continue to follow the Judith County Sheriff���s Office for the latest evacuation information and anticipate road and trail closures to be coming soon.���||The Incident Commander on the fire is using aviation resources, including a type 2 helicopter and an air tanker, to check the fire spread to the west and south. Air Attack, two helicopters, and district resources are working to contain the fire and a Type III Incident Commander will be on scene this evening to manage all committed resources. The cause of the fire is unknown.
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