WWUS83 KUNR 150817
RFWUNR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
217 AM MDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THURSDAY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND SOUTHWESTERN INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...

.Anomalously warm (70s and 80s) and dry (relative humidity around
14 percent) Thursday ahead of a cold front. Southwest winds will
increase through the day with gusts to 40 mph. The combination of
warm, dry, and windy conditions ahead of a cold front may result
in critical fire weather conditions Thursday afternoon and
evening.

SDZ321-322-325-326-332>335-WYZ317-160600-
/O.CON.KUNR.FW.A.0008.260416T1800Z-260417T0100Z/
Southern Black Hills-Fall River County Area-Custer County Plains-
Pine Ridge Area-Badlands Area-Bennett County Area-
Mellette and Todd Counties-Tripp County-Weston County Plains-
217 AM MDT Wed Apr 15 2026 /317 AM CDT Wed Apr 15 2026/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 317, 321, 322, 325, 326, 332,
333, 334, AND 335...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 317 Weston County Plains,
  321 Southern Black Hills, 322 Fall River County Area, 325
  Custer County Plains, 326 Pine Ridge Area, 332 Badlands Area,
  333 Bennett County Area, 334 Mellette and Todd Counties and
  335 Tripp County.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent.

* IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative
  humidity would produce critical fire weather conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

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