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Rapid City - SD, US, National Weather Service

Mellette and Todd Counties

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MDT /NOON CDT/ TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 329, 331, 334, AND 335... AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 329 West Central Plains, 331 Haakon County Area, 334 Mellette and Todd Counties and 335 Tripp County. WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent. IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative humidity will produce critical fire weather conditions. 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.

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA... .Very poor RH recovery tonight for northeastern Wyoming, the Black Hills and foothills, and southwestern South Dakota. The Red Flag Warning remains in effect overnight through Saturday afternoon for these areas. Extremely warm conditions Saturday with highs pushing into the 80s and low 90s and humidity falling into the single digits, particularly along and south of I90. The Red Flag Warning has been extended into the Meade County plains, Haakon County, and south-central South Dakota. A cold front will move through Saturday evening with breezy northerly winds expected and rising RH.