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WWUS83 KUNR 090410
RFWUNR
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1010 PM MDT MON JUN 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY DUE TO
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN CAMPBELL, SOUTHERN
CAMPBELL, AND WESTON COUNTY PLAINS...
.HOT, DRY, AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEASTERN
WYOMING PLAINS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO
10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH,
GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH. A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY DEVELOP
OVER THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. ANY STORMS MAY PRODUCE LIGHTNING
ALONG WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY LITTLE TO NO
RAIN. THE COMBINATION OF THE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH DRY
FUELS WILL SUPPORT WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTON COUNTY PLAINS-
1010 PM MDT MON JUN 8 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY SD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 314, 315, AND 317.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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.
WONG
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