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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1203 PM MDT MON JUN 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING DUE
TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA,
PINE RIDGE AREA, BADLANDS AREA, BENNETT COUNTY AREA, AND WESTON
COUNTY PLAINS...
.WARMER DRY AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
WILL DROP TO NEAR 15 PERCENT. THE DRY AIR WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO SUPPORT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
SDZ322-326-332-333-WYZ317-160200-
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FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA-PINE RIDGE AREA-BADLANDS AREA-BENNETT
COUNTY AREA-WESTON COUNTY PLAINS-
1203 PM MDT MON JUN 15 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 317, 322, 326, 332, AND 333.
* TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...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.
GS
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