Red Flag Warning issued April 11 at 12:06PM MDT until April 12 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...
.Warm, dry, and breezy weather will support critical fire weather
conditions over northeastern Wyoming and southwestern South
Dakota this afternoon and again Sunday afternoon. In addition,
isolated dry thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon and
evening. While confidence in timing and occurrence is low,
erratic wind gusts in excess of 50 MPH would be possible if a dry
thunderstorm occurs.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 314 Northern Campbell, 315
Southern Campbell, 317 Weston County Plains, 320 Central Black
Hills, 321 Southern Black Hills, 322 Fall River County Area,
324 Eastern Foot Hills, 325 Custer County Plains, 326 Pine
Ridge Area, 329 West Central Plains and 332 Badlands Area.
* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 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 la klo 21:06 - ma klo 6:00
