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WWUS83 KUNR 230138
RFWUNR
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
738 PM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT FRIDAY DUE TO
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN FOOT HILLS, BUTTE
COUNTY AREA, AND WYOMING BLACK HILLS...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT FRIDAY
DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN CAMPBELL,
SOUTHERN CAMPBELL, CROOK COUNTY PLAINS, AND WESTON COUNTY PLAINS...
SDZ323-327-WYZ318-231645-
/O.EXA.KUNR.FW.W.0040.261023T1700Z-261024T0500Z/
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-BUTTE COUNTY AREA-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-
738 PM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT FRIDAY
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 318, 323, AND 327.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT FRIDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 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.
WYZ314>317-231645-
/O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0040.261023T1700Z-261024T0500Z/
NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-CROOK COUNTY PLAINS-WESTON
COUNTY PLAINS-
738 PM MDT THU OCT 22 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT
FRIDAY...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 314, 315, 316, AND 317.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MDT FRIDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 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.
JC
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