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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Rapid City SD

646 PM MDT Thu Mar 19 2026



...VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT THROUGH DAYBREAK FRIDAY...



SDZ320>327-329-332-WYZ314>317-200200-

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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-

646 PM MDT Thu Mar 19 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, 316, 317, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 329, AND

332...



Winds will slowly diminish through the evening hours with lighter 

westerly flow persisting across the area; diurnal flows forecast

in the Black Hills and foothills. Very poor overnight recovery is

expected tonight: around 30 to 40 percent in the Black Hills and

foothills with 40 to 55 percent elsewhere. Critical fire weather

conditions are likely again Friday and Saturday.



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SDZ319-WYZ318-200200-

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Northern Black Hills-Wyoming Black Hills-

646 PM MDT Thu Mar 19 2026



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

GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES

318 AND 319...



Winds will slowly diminish through the evening hours with lighter 

westerly flow persisting across the area; diurnal flows forecast

in the Black Hills and foothills. Very poor overnight recovery is

expected tonight: around 30 to 40 percent in the Black Hills and

foothills with 40 to 55 percent elsewhere. Critical fire weather

conditions are likely again Friday and Saturday.



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