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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
144 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 325, 326, 332, 333, 334, AND
335...
.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY WILL COMBINE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT TO CREATE THE POSSIBILITY OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
SDZ325-326-332>335-272245-
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CUSTER COUNTY PLAINS-PINE RIDGE AREA-BADLANDS AREA-
BENNETT COUNTY AREA-MELLETTE AND TODD COUNTIES-TRIPP COUNTY-
144 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026 /244 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 325, 326, 332, 333, 334, AND
335...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WOULD PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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