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Rapid City - SD, US, National Weather Service

Eastern Foot Hills

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 315, 317, 321, 322, 324, 325, 326, 329, 331, 332, 333, 334, AND 335... AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 315 Southern Campbell, 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, 331 Haakon County Area, 332 Badlands Area, 333 Bennett County Area, 334 Mellette and Todd Counties and 335 Tripp County. WINDS...West 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 75 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 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.

...VERY STRONG WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY... .Strong west-southwest winds will develop this morning ahead of a cold front. Despite recent light precipitation, westerly sustained winds of 35 to 50 mph with gusts in excess of 70 mph will combine with daytime minimum relative humidity to yield critical fire weather conditions. The cold front will shift winds out of the northwest this afternoon, with continued gusts in excess of 60-70 mph despite rising relative humidity.