Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
1251 AM MST Mon Nov 3 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST WY AND SOUTHWEST SD...

.Breezy west winds will develop Tuesday ahead of a cool front
across portions of northeast WY into southwest SD. Deep mixing
and very dry air combined with potential gusty winds may support
critical fire weather conditions Tuesday afternoon.

SDZ321-322-325-326-332-333-WYZ317-032300-
/O.NEW.KUNR.FW.A.0011.251104T1800Z-251105T0000Z/
Southern Black Hills-Fall River County Area-Custer County Plains-
Pine Ridge Area-Badlands Area-Bennett County Area-
Weston County Plains-
1251 AM MST Mon Nov 3 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 317, 321, 322, 325, 326, 332, AND 333...

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 late Tuesday morning through Tuesday afternoon.

* 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
  and 333 Bennett County Area.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 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.

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