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WWUS83 KUNR 191906
RFWUNR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
106 PM MDT Thu Sep 19 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST WYOMING AND FAR SOUTHWEST
SOUTH DAKOTA...

.Breezy southwest winds gusting up to 30 mph, combined with
relative humidities falling to around 15 percent would support
critical fire weather conditions Friday afternoon over portions
of northeast Wyoming and southwest South Dakota.

SDZ320>322-325-326-WYZ315-317-201015-
/O.NEW.KUNR.FW.A.0013.240920T1800Z-240921T0200Z/
Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-Fall River County Area-
Custer County Plains-Pine Ridge Area-Southern Campbell-
Weston County Plains-
106 PM MDT Thu Sep 19 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 315, 317, 320, 321, 322, 325, AND 326...

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 afternoon through Friday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 315 Southern Campbell, 317
  Weston County Plains, 320 Central Black Hills, 321 Southern
  Black Hills, 322 Fall River County Area, 325 Custer County
  Plains and 326 Pine Ridge Area.

* WINDS...West 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.

* IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative
  humidity would 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.

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