Red Flag Warning issued February 17 at 11:41AM MST until February 17 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Rapid City SD
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY...
Very dry air will continue to spread across the region Today, with
relative humidities falling into the low teens to lower 20s. In
addition, strong gusty westerly winds will continue with some areas
seeing gusts over 60 mph, especially portions of northeast WY and far
southwest SD. The combination of receptive fuels, strong gusty
winds, and very low relative humidity are supportive of critical
fire weather conditions.
* 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, 331 Haakon County
Area, 332 Badlands Area, 333 Bennett County Area, 334 Mellette
and Todd Counties and 335 Tripp County.
* WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent.
* IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative
humidity will produce critical fire weather conditions.
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.
Varoitus voimassa ti klo 20:41 - ke klo 3:00
