Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
206 AM MDT Thu Oct 2 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST WY AND SOUTHWEST SD...

.Hot temperatures and breezy southwest winds are expected Friday
for much of the area. RH`s will fall to around 10 to 15 percent
across northeast WY and much of southwest SD in the afternoon with
breezy southwest winds developing, as winds may gust to 25 to 30
mph. Given dry fuels and these conditions, a fire weather watch
has been issued for Friday afternoon for much of northeast WY and
southwest SD.

SDZ320>322-324>326-329-332-WYZ314>317-022315-
/O.NEW.KUNR.FW.A.0010.251003T1800Z-251004T0100Z/
Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-Fall River County Area-
Eastern Foot Hills-Custer County Plains-Pine Ridge Area-
West Central Plains-Badlands Area-Northern Campbell-
Southern Campbell-Crook County Plains-Weston County Plains-
206 AM MDT Thu Oct 2 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 314, 315, 316, 317, 320, 321, 322, 324, 325, 326,
329, AND 332...

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 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, 324 Eastern Foot Hills, 325 Custer
  County Plains, 326 Pine Ridge Area, 329 West Central Plains
  and 332 Badlands Area.

* WINDS...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 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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