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WWUS83 KUNR 142049
RFWUNR
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
149 PM MST FRI NOV 14 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...
.VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH
DRY AND GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. ACROSS SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH-
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON
WILL BE IN THE TEENS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON.
SDZ322-325-326-332>335-150000-
/O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-251115T0000Z/
FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA-CUSTER COUNTY PLAINS-PINE RIDGE AREA-
BADLANDS AREA-BENNETT COUNTY AREA-MELLETTE AND TODD COUNTIES-
TRIPP COUNTY-
149 PM MST FRI NOV 14 2025 /249 PM CST FRI NOV 14 2025/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 322, 325, 326, 332, 333, 334, AND 335...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 322 FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA,
325 CUSTER COUNTY PLAINS, 326 PINE RIDGE AREA, 332 BADLANDS
AREA, 333 BENNETT COUNTY AREA, 334 MELLETTE AND TODD COUNTIES
AND 335 TRIPP COUNTY.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WOULD 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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