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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
132 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 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 315, 325, 326, 332, 333, 334, AND 335...
.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40-50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT.
OVER SOUTHERN CAMPBELL COUNTY IN WYOMING, WEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 25-30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.
COMBINED WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES, EXPECT CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.
WYZ315-282245-
/O.EXA.KUNR.FW.W.0011.260328T1500Z-260329T0000Z/
SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-
132 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 315...
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 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 315 SOUTHERN CAMPBELL.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 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.
SDZ325-326-332>335-282245-
/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-
132 AM MDT SAT MAR 28 2026 /232 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS 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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 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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