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Rapid City - SD, US, National Weather Service

Eastern Foot Hills

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 332, AND 333... AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 314 Northern Campbell, 315 Southern Campbell, 316 Crook County Plains, 317 Weston County Plains, 318 Wyoming Black Hills, 319 Northern Black Hills, 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, 332 Badlands Area, and 333 Bennett County Area. WINDS...West 15 to 25 MPH with gusts up to 40 MPH, switching to north this evening. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent. IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds, low relative humidity, and very warm temperatures will 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 TODAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA... .A combination of very warm temperatures, low relative humidities, and gusty winds will result in critical fire weather conditions through this evening. A cold front will cross the region this evening into tonight, resulting in a few light rain showers, rising humidities, and a switch to breezy northerly winds.