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WWUS83 KUNR 280329
RFWUNR
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
929 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 6 PM
MDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 325, 326, 332, 333, 334, AND 335...
.GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY, ESPECIALLY
ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, WILL PERSIST INTO THE MORNING
HOURS. WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWESTERLY WITH GUSTS 25 TO 45 MPH,
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN TRIPP COUNTY TO 50 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL FALL TO AROUND 10 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES
WARM INTO THE 70S. THE WARM TEMPERATES, GUSTY WINDS, LOW RH, AND
PERSISTENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS SATURDAY.
SDZ325-326-332>335-281830-
/O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0011.260328T1500Z-260329T0000Z/
CUSTER COUNTY PLAINS-PINE RIDGE AREA-BADLANDS AREA-
BENNETT COUNTY AREA-MELLETTE AND TODD COUNTIES-TRIPP COUNTY-
929 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026 /1029 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/
TO 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY 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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 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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