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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1253 AM MST TUE NOV 4 2025
..CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST SD
.GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AHEAD OF A COOL FRONT IN
SOUTHWEST SD. DEEP MIXING AND VERY DRY AIR WILL ALLOW WINDS GUSTS
TO 40 MPH WITH RH DOWN TO AROUND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
WILL SUPPORT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN COMBINED WITH
RECEPTIVE FUELS.
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WESTON COUNTY PLAINS-
1253 AM MST TUE NOV 4 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 317...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
WINDS AND RH ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH CRITICAL LEVELS TODAY.
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SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA-CUSTER COUNTY PLAINS-
PINE RIDGE AREA-BADLANDS AREA-BENNETT COUNTY AREA-
1253 AM MST TUE NOV 4 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 321, 322, 325, 326, 332, AND 333...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 321 SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS,
322 FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA, 325 CUSTER COUNTY PLAINS, 326 PINE
RIDGE AREA, 332 BADLANDS AREA AND 333 BENNETT COUNTY AREA.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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