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Red Flag Warning issued September 20 at 1:37AM MDT until September 20 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THISEVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIREWEATHER ZONES 315, 317, 320, 321, 322, 325, AND 326....Breezy westerly winds gusting around 30 mph, combined withrelative humidities falling into the lower teens, will result incritical fire weather conditions this afternoon across portions ofnortheast Wyoming and southwest South Dakota.The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a Red FlagWarning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is ineffect from noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening. The Fire WeatherWatch is no longer in effect.* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 315 Southern Campbell, 317Weston County Plains, 320 Central Black Hills, 321 SouthernBlack Hills, 322 Fall River County Area, 325 Custer CountyPlains and 326 Pine Ridge Area.* WINDS...West 10 to 15 mph with gusts around 30 mph.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 15 percent.* IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relativehumidity would produce critical fire weather conditions.A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditionsare either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination ofstrong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures cancontribute to extreme fire behavior.

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