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WWUS83 KUNR 101956
RFWUNR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
156 PM MDT Mon Mar 10 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT TODAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF THE WESTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS...

.Widespread critical fire weather conditions continues into the
early evening hours.

SDZ323>333-110100-
/O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250311T0100Z/
Northern Foot Hills-Eastern Foot Hills-Custer County Plains-
Pine Ridge Area-Butte County Area-Perkins County-
West Central Plains-Ziebach County-Haakon County Area-
Badlands Area-Bennett County Area-
156 PM MDT Mon Mar 10 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, AND 333...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 323 Northern Foot Hills,
  324 Eastern Foot Hills, 325 Custer County Plains, 326 Pine
  Ridge Area, 327 Butte County Area, 328 Perkins County, 329
  West Central Plains, 330 Ziebach County, 331 Haakon County
  Area, 332 Badlands Area and 333 Bennett County Area.

* WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 15 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.

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