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Action: New Issued At: 2026-03-26 12:25:50 353 WWUS83 KUNR 261725 RFWUNR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Rapid City SD 1125 AM MDT Thu Mar 26 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... SDZ325-326-332>335-270830- /O.NEW.KUNR.FW.A.0006.260328T1500Z-260329T0200Z/ Custer County Plains-Pine Ridge Area-Badlands Area- Bennett County Area-Mellette and Todd Counties-Tripp County- 1125 AM MDT Thu Mar 26 2026 /1225 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 325, 326, 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 Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 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...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 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. && $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-03-26 22:50:10 828 WWUS83 KUNR 270349 RFWUNR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Rapid City SD 949 PM MDT Thu Mar 26 2026 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... SDZ325-326-332>335-272000- /O.CON.KUNR.FW.A.0006.260328T1500Z-260329T0200Z/ Custer County Plains-Pine Ridge Area-Badlands Area- Bennett County Area-Mellette and Todd Counties-Tripp County- 949 PM MDT Thu Mar 26 2026 /1049 PM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 325, 326, 332, 333, 334, AND 335... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 325 Custer County Plains, 326 Pine Ridge Area, 332 Badlands Area, 333 Bennett County Area, 334 Mellette and Todd Counties, and 335 Tripp County. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 MPH with gusts up to 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative humidity would produce critical fire weather conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-03-27 02:44:45 286 WWUS83 KUNR 270744 RFWUNR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Rapid City SD 144 AM MDT Fri Mar 27 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 325, 326, 332, 333, 334, AND 335... .Gusty southwest winds Saturday will combine with minimum relative humidities as low as 12 percent to create the possibility of critical fire weather conditions. SDZ325-326-332>335-272245- /O.CON.KUNR.FW.A.0006.260328T1500Z-260329T0200Z/ Custer County Plains-Pine Ridge Area-Badlands Area- Bennett County Area-Mellette and Todd Counties-Tripp County- 144 AM MDT Fri Mar 27 2026 /244 AM CDT Fri Mar 27 2026/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 325, 326, 332, 333, 334, AND 335... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 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...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 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. && $$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||