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Rapid City - SD, US, National Weather Service

Fall River County Area

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 314, 315, 316, 317, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 329, AND 332... AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 314 Northern Campbell, 315 Southern Campbell, 316 Crook County Plains, 317 Weston County Plains, 320 Central Black Hills, 321 Southern Black Hills, 322 Fall River County Area, 323 Northern Foot Hills, 324 Eastern Foot Hills, 325 Custer County Plains, 326 Pine Ridge Area, 327 Butte County Area, 329 West Central Plains and 332 Badlands Area. WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 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.

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA... .Very dry air and breezy conditions will continue to support critical fire weather conditions through this afternoon.