Weather Alerts for Central Black Hills

Issued by the National Weather Service

Fire Weather Watch  FIRE WEATHER WATCH   Fire Weather Watch
CENTRAL BLACK HILLS

Areas Affected:
Central Black Hills - Southern Black Hills - Fall River County Area - Custer County Plains - Pine Ridge Area - Southern Campbell - Weston County Plains
Effective: Thu, 9/19 1:06pm Updated: Thu, 9/19 3:12pm Urgency: Future
Expires: Fri, 9/20 4:15am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST WYOMING AND FAR SOUTHWEST
SOUTH DAKOTA...

.Breezy southwest winds gusting up to 30 mph, combined with
relative humidities falling to around 15 percent would support
critical fire weather conditions Friday afternoon over portions
of northeast Wyoming and southwest South Dakota.

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 Friday afternoon through Friday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 315 Southern Campbell, 317
Weston County Plains, 320 Central Black Hills, 321 Southern
Black Hills, 322 Fall River County Area, 325 Custer County
Plains and 326 Pine Ridge Area.

* WINDS...West 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.

* IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative
humidity would produce critical fire weather conditions.

Information:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.