WWUS83 KUNR 210736
RFWUNR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
136 AM MDT Tue Apr 21 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322,
323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, AND 335...

.Hot, dry, and windy conditions may support widespread critical
fire weather conditions Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures on
Wednesday will range from the 80s to mid 90s with minimum
humidities dropping to as low as 10%. Meanwhile, southwesterly
winds will increase through Wednesday morning as a cold front
approaches the region. Sustained winds will be at 20 to 30 mph
with gusts of 35 to 45 mph. Scattered thunderstorms are possible
across western South Dakota on Wednesday afternoon, these storms
may produce little precip while being capable of lightning and
erratic winds gusting in excess of 50 mph.


SDZ319>327-329>335-WYZ314>318-212245-
/O.NEW.KUNR.FW.A.0009.260422T1800Z-260423T0100Z/
Northern Black Hills-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-Ziebach County-Haakon County Area-
Badlands Area-Bennett County Area-Mellette and Todd Counties-
Tripp County-Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-
Crook County Plains-Weston County Plains-Wyoming Black Hills-
136 AM MDT Tue Apr 21 2026 /236 AM CDT Tue Apr 21 2026/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322,
323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, AND 335...

The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is
in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 314 Northern Campbell, 315
  Southern Campbell, 316 Crook County Plains, 317 Weston County
  Plains, 318 Wyoming Black Hills, 319 Northern Black Hills, 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, 330 Ziebach County, 331
  Haakon County Area, 332 Badlands Area, 333 Bennett County
  Area, 334 Mellette and Todd Counties and 335 Tripp County.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 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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