WWUS83 KUNR 190043

RFWUNR



URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Rapid City SD

643 PM MDT Wed Mar 18 2026



...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT GIVEN

POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY...



SDZ321-322-325-326-WYZ314-315-317-190145-

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Southern Black Hills-Fall River County Area-Custer County Plains-

Pine Ridge Area-Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-

Weston County Plains-

643 PM MDT Wed Mar 18 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR

GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 314,

315, 317, 321, 322, 325, AND 326...



Very dry conditions will linger through the evening hours,

although winds will diminish after 1900-2000 hours. Overnight

relative humidity recover will be poor, especially across the

southern Black Hills, portions of northeastern Wyoming, the

foothills, and southwestern South Dakota. Overnight RH recovery

around 40 to 50 percent, resulting in prolonged elevated fire 

weather conditions overnight.



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