WWUS83 KUNR 191938

RFWUNR



URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Rapid City SD

138 PM MDT Thu Mar 19 2026



...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF 

NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...



.Very dry air and breezy conditions will continue to support

critical fire weather conditions through this afternoon.



SDZ320>327-329-332-WYZ314>317-200100-

/O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260320T0100Z/

Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-Fall River County Area-

Northern Foot Hills-Eastern Foot Hills-Custer County Plains-

Pine Ridge Area-Butte County Area-West Central Plains-

Badlands Area-Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-

Crook County Plains-Weston County Plains-

138 PM MDT Thu Mar 19 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING

FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES

314, 315, 316, 317, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 329,

AND 332...



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 314 Northern Campbell, 315 

  Southern Campbell, 316 Crook County Plains, 317 Weston County 

  Plains, 320 Central Black Hills, 321 Southern Black Hills, 322 

  Fall River County Area, 323 Northern Foot Hills, 324 Eastern 

  Foot Hills, 325 Custer County Plains, 326 Pine Ridge Area, 327 

  Butte County Area, 329 West Central Plains and 332 Badlands 

  Area.



* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 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.



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SDZ319-WYZ318-200100-

/O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260320T0100Z/

Northern Black Hills-Wyoming Black Hills-

138 PM MDT Thu Mar 19 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING

FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES

318 AND 319...



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 318 Wyoming Black Hills and 

  319 Northern Black Hills.



* WINDS...West 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 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.



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