Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
150 AM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST WY AND SOUTHWEST SD...

.Hot temperatures and breezy southwest winds are expected today 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 will gust to 25 to 35
mph. Given dry fuels and these conditions, a red flag warning is
in effect.

SDZ321-322-324>326-329-332-WYZ314>317-040100-
/O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0011.251003T1800Z-251004T0100Z/
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-
150 AM MDT Fri Oct 3 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 314, 315, 316, 317, 321, 322, 324, 325, 326, 329,
AND 332...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 314 Northern Campbell, 315
  Southern Campbell, 316 Crook County Plains, 317 Weston County
  Plains, 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...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.

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

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