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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
340 AM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
WYZ314>317-222100-
/O.NEW.KUNR.FW.A.0014.261023T1700Z-261024T0500Z/
NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-CROOK COUNTY PLAINS-
WESTON COUNTY PLAINS-
340 AM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH 11 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 314, 315, 316, AND 317...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 314 NORTHERN CAMPBELL, 315
SOUTHERN CAMPBELL, 316 CROOK COUNTY PLAINS, AND 317 WESTON
COUNTY PLAINS.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY, ALONG WITH THE RECENT DRY SPELL AND WARM
TEMPERATURES, MAY 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.
KSMITH
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