Waarschuwingen

Red Flag Warning issued September 26 at 1:28AM MDT until September 26 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENINGFOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHEASTERNWYOMING PLAINS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA......RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 7 PMMDT /8 PM CDT/ TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITYACROSS THE PLAINS OF WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA....Warmer and drier air will spread across the plains ofnortheastern Wyoming and western and south central South Dakotatoday, with relative humidity dropping into the teens.Southwesterly winds will increase in many locations during themorning before turning northwesterly during the late morning andafternoon behind a cold front. Critical fire weather conditionsare expected until around sunset.* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 321 Southern Black Hills,323 Northern Foot Hills, 324 Eastern Foot Hills, 325 CusterCounty Plains, 326 Pine Ridge Area, 327 Butte County Area, 328Perkins County, 329 West Central Plains, 330 Ziebach County,331 Haakon County Area, 332 Badlands Area, 333 Bennett CountyArea, 334 Mellette and Todd Counties and 335 Tripp County.* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph, becoming northwest 15 to 20mph during the late morning and afternoon with gusts of 25 to40 mph.* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 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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