There is a high wind warning in effect until midnight tonight.  Gusts around 70 miles per hour have already been reported around the Pine Creek area.

From The National Weather Service In Billings:

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS FROM LIVINGSTON SOUTHWARD INTO THE BEARTOOTH
FOOTHILLS NEAR NYE. IN ADDITION...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR DANGEROUS CROSS
WINDS...INCLUDING MOTORISTS ON I-90 NEAR LIVINGSTON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE FOUND FROM THE NORTHERN END OF THE PARADISE
VALLEY...THROUGH LIVINGSTON AND DOWN INTO THE BEARTOOTH
FOOTHILLS NEAR NYE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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