Alert archive / South Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Rapid City, SD
NWS Rapid City, SD issued this red flag warning at Mar 17, 2012, 3:32 PM CDT. It took effect at Mar 18, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2012, 3:32 PM CDT (20:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Rapid City, SD
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
761 WWUS83 KUNR 172032 RFWUNR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 232 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 900 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND MUCH OF WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1100 AM TO 900 PM MDT ON SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING OVER NORTHEASTERN WYOMING... ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1100 AM TO 900 PM MDT ON SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN WEST OF THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY AND HELP TO PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. DUE TO MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS...AND DRY FUELS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND FAR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN WY LATE SUNDAY AND COULD PRODUCE DRY LIGHTNING. WYZ259-297>299-180445- /O.UPG.KUNR.FW.A.0005.120318T1700Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KUNR.FW.W.0007.120318T1700Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0300Z/ SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN CAMPBELL- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CROOK AND WESTON COUNTIES-WYOMING BLACK HILLS- 232 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WYOMING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 259...AND 297-299... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1100 AM TO 900 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING FOR WYOMING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 259...AND 297-299... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1100 AM TO 900 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 259 SOUTHERN CAMPBELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 297 NORTHERN CAMPBELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 298 LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CROOK AND WESTON COUNTIES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 299 WYOMING BLACK HILLS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING. ON SUNDAY... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 18 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. ON SUNDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 12 TO 18 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS TODAY IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. ON SUNDAY...HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. IF THEY DO...DRY LIGHTNING IS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SDZ260>264-180445- /O.UPG.KUNR.FW.A.0005.120318T1700Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KUNR.FW.W.0007.120318T1700Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0300Z/ NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS- SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA-BADLANDS AREA- 232 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 260-264... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1100 AM TO 900 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 260-264... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1100 AM TO 900 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 260 NORTHERN BLACK HILLS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 261 NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 262 SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264 BADLANDS AREA. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET. ON SUNDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 18 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. ON SUNDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO LOWER 80S TODAY. HIGHS ON SUNDAY IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 80 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SDZ265-266-180445- /O.UPG.KUNR.FW.A.0005.120318T1700Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KUNR.FW.W.0007.120318T1700Z-120319T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA-CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS- 232 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1100 AM TO 900 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 265 AND 266... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1100 AM TO 900 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 265 SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...1100 AM TO 900 PM MDT SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 19 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 80S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
5 follow-up statements
089 WWUS83 KUNR 180216 RFWUNR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 816 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1100 AM TO 900 PM MDT ON SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING OVER NORTHEASTERN WYOMING... ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1100 AM TO 900 PM MDT ON SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN WEST OF THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY AND WILL HELP PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTHERLY AGAIN ON SUNDAY. DUE TO MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS...AND DRY FUELS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN WY LATE SUNDAY AND COULD PRODUCE DRY LIGHTNING. WYZ259-297>299-181030- /O.CAN.KUNR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0300Z/ /O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0007.120318T1700Z-120319T0300Z/ SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN CAMPBELL- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CROOK AND WESTON COUNTIES-WYOMING BLACK HILLS- 816 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WYOMING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 259...AND 297-299... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WYOMING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 259...AND 297-299... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 259 SOUTHERN CAMPBELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 297 NORTHERN CAMPBELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 298 LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CROOK AND WESTON COUNTIES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 299 WYOMING BLACK HILLS. * WINDS...ON SUNDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...ON SUNDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 12 TO 18 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...ON SUNDAY...HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. IF THEY DO...DRY LIGHTNING IS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SDZ260>264-181030- /O.CAN.KUNR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0300Z/ /O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0007.120318T1700Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS- SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA-BADLANDS AREA- 816 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 260-264... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 260-264... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 260 NORTHERN BLACK HILLS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 261 NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 262 SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264 BADLANDS AREA. * WINDS...ON SUNDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...ON SUNDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS ON SUNDAY IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 80 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SDZ265-266-181030- /O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0007.120318T1700Z-120319T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA-CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS- 816 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 265 AND 266... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 265 SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS. * WINDS...LATE SUNDAY MORNING...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 19 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 80S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
664 WWUS83 KUNR 180218 RFWUNR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 818 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1100 AM TO 900 PM MDT ON SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING OVER NORTHEASTERN WYOMING... ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1100 AM TO 900 PM MDT ON SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN WEST OF THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY AND WILL HELP PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTHERLY AGAIN ON SUNDAY. DUE TO MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS...AND DRY FUELS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN WY LATE SUNDAY AND COULD PRODUCE DRY LIGHTNING. WYZ259-297>299-181030- /O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0007.120318T1700Z-120319T0300Z/ SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN CAMPBELL- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CROOK AND WESTON COUNTIES-WYOMING BLACK HILLS- 818 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WYOMING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 259...AND 297-299... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 259 SOUTHERN CAMPBELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 297 NORTHERN CAMPBELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 298 LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CROOK AND WESTON COUNTIES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 299 WYOMING BLACK HILLS. * WINDS...ON SUNDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...ON SUNDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 12 TO 18 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...ON SUNDAY...HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. IF THEY DO...DRY LIGHTNING IS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SDZ260>266-181030- /O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0007.120318T1700Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS- SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA-BADLANDS AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA-CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS- 818 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 265 AND 266... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 260 NORTHERN BLACK HILLS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 261 NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 262 SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264 BADLANDS AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 265 SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS. * WINDS...ON SUNDAY...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 19 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 80S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
824 WWUS83 KUNR 180957 RFWUNR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 357 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1100 AM TO 900 PM MDT TODAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING OVER NORTHEASTERN WYOMING... ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1100 AM TO 900 PM MDT ON SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... .A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY. DUE TO MUCH WARMER AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS...AND VERY DRY FUELS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN WY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND COULD PRODUCE DRY LIGHTNING. WYZ259-297>299-182200- /O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0007.120318T1700Z-120319T0300Z/ SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN CAMPBELL- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CROOK AND WESTON COUNTIES-WYOMING BLACK HILLS- 357 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND POSSIBLE DRY LIGHTNING FOR WYOMING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 259...AND 297-299... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 259 SOUTHERN CAMPBELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 297 NORTHERN CAMPBELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 298 LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CROOK AND WESTON COUNTIES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 299 WYOMING BLACK HILLS. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 12 TO 18 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. IF THEY DO...DRY LIGHTNING IS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SDZ260>266-182200- /O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0007.120318T1700Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS- SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA-BADLANDS AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA-CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS- 357 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 265 AND 266... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 260 NORTHERN BLACK HILLS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 261 NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 262 SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264 BADLANDS AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 265 SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 19 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
113 WWUS83 KUNR 182023 RFWUNR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 223 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 900 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING OVER NORTHEASTERN WYOMING... ...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 900 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1100 AM TO 800 PM MDT ON MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING WILL PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DUE TO MUCH WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS...AND VERY DRY FUELS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN WY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND COULD PRODUCE DRY LIGHTNING. ON MONDAY...GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE LOWER...BUT A VERY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA IN THE AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THESE AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. A COLD FRONT WILL FINALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT...BRINGING LOWER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES FOR TUESDAY. SDZ260>266-190430- /O.NEW.KUNR.FW.W.0008.120319T1700Z-120320T0200Z/ /O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS- SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA-BADLANDS AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA-CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS- 223 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 260-266... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1100 AM TO 800 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 260-266... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 260 NORTHERN BLACK HILLS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 261 NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 262 SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264 BADLANDS AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 265 SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO UPPER 80S THIS AFTERNOON ON THE PLAINS...MID 60S TO MID 70S IN THE BLACK HILLS. ON MONDAY...HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOWER 60S TO LOWER 70S ON THE PLAINS...50S AND LOWER 60S IN THE BLACK HILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ259-297>299-190300- /O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN CAMPBELL- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CROOK AND WESTON COUNTIES-WYOMING BLACK HILLS- 223 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND POSSIBLE DRY LIGHTNING FOR WYOMING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 259...AND 297-299... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 259 SOUTHERN CAMPBELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 297 NORTHERN CAMPBELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 298 LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CROOK AND WESTON COUNTIES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 299 WYOMING BLACK HILLS. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 18 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. * LIGHTNING...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. IF THEY DO...DRY LIGHTNING IS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
912 WWUS83 KUNR 190307 RFWUNR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 907 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1100 AM TO 800 PM MDT ON MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVER WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... .DISCUSSION...FOR MONDAY...GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP AHEAD OF ANOTHER APPROACHING COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE LOWER...BUT A VERY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA IN THE AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THESE AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND SUNSET. A COLD FRONT WILL FINALLY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT...BRINGING LOWER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES FOR TUESDAY. SDZ260>266-191115- /O.EXP.KUNR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.CON.KUNR.FW.W.0008.120319T1700Z-120320T0200Z/ NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS- SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA-BADLANDS AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA-CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS- 907 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 260-266... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH DAKOTA FIRE WEATHER ZONES 260-266... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 260 NORTHERN BLACK HILLS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 261 NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 262 SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 263 SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 264 BADLANDS AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 265 SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 266 CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS. * WINDS...MONDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MONDAY AFTERNOON...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 10 TO 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MONDAY...HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOWER 60S TO LOWER 70S ON THE PLAINS...50S AND LOWER 60S IN THE BLACK HILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WYZ259-297>299-190415- /O.EXP.KUNR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN CAMPBELL- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CROOK AND WESTON COUNTIES-WYOMING BLACK HILLS- 907 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND POSSIBLE DRY LIGHTNING FOR WYOMING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 259... AND 297-299... $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Mar 17, 12:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 12:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR WESTERN SD AND NORTHEASTERN WY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1122 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012
.AVIATION...18Z TAFS
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN WY INTO THIS
EVENING...THEN DECREASE. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN
INCREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 344 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012/
DISCUSSION...09Z SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
EXTENDING FROM NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA AND INTO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. UPPER ANALYSIS SHOWS A
TROUGH OVER THE WEST COAST AND A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN
CONUS...RESULTING IN SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
TODAY...THE SURFACE TROUGH GRADUALLY WASHES OUT OVER CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA BY MIDDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE CENTER DEVELOPS OVER SWRN
MONTANA...WITH ANOTHER TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THAT LOW INTO NERN
COLORADO. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER NORTHEASTERN WYOMING
AND FAR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO THE
DEEPENING LOW IN MONTANA. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
THE LOWER TO MID 70S OVER NORTHEASTERN WYOMING WITH UPPER 70S TO
LOWER 80S OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE TEENS OVER NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND
WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. WILL ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING FOR CRITICAL
FIRE CONDITIONS IN NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND FAR WESTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA TODAY BUT WILL LEAVE OUT OUR EASTERN ZONES WHERE THE WIND
IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER THIS AFTERNOON.
ON SUNDAY...THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL BE LOCATED OVER ERN WY/MT
AND THE WESTERN DAKOTAS. A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER TO MID 70S OVER NORTHEASTERN
WYOMING...TO THE MID 70S TO MID 80S OVER WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. DUE
TO MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO BE IN THE TEENS
AGAIN...THE WARM TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS...WILL
ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF OUR FIRE WEATHER FORECAST
AREA ON SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA ON SUNDAY
AFTN/OVERNIGHT AS A 115KT JET STREAK ROUNDS THE UPPER TROUGH TO
THE WEST AND CROSSES THE WESTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA.
A COOL FRONT WILL ENTER THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT COOLING TEMPERATURES
SLIGHTLY ON MONDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEASTERN WYOMING. THE
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AS THE UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO
AFFECT THE AREA. THERE IS ENOUGH INSTABILITY FOR ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS ON MONDAY NIGHT AS COOLER AIR CONTINUES TO
FLOW INTO THE REGION.
EXTENDED...THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY.
COOLER BUT DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AS THE BEST DYNAMICS REMAIN
NORTH AND EAST OF THE CWA. A WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER PATTERN IS
LIKELY AGAIN DURING MIDWEEK AS RIDGE BUILDS AND CROSSES THE
REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES.
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR WY FIRE ZONES
259...297-299 IN NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND SD FIRE ZONES 260-264 IN
WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOWER 70S
TO LOWER 80S OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF
12 TO 17 PERCENT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS REACHING 30 MPH OVER PARTS OF
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON...AND 15 TO 20 MPH OVER FAR
WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY SO WILL LEAVE THOSE AREAS OUT OF THE RED FLAG
WARNING.
HAVE ALSO ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL OF OUR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES ON SUNDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE
LOWER 70S TO THE MID 80S WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10 TO
18 PERCENT. A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE BREEZY
TO WINDY CONDITIONS. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 30 MPH ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
&&
.UNR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR BADLANDS AREA-
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS-
SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR BADLANDS AREA-CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS-NORTHERN
BLACK HILLS-NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
WY...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF CROOK AND WESTON COUNTIES-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-
SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WYOMING BLACK HILLS.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CROOK AND WESTON COUNTIES-NORTHERN
CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WYOMING BLACK HILLS.
&&
AVIATION...26Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 6:19 AM CDT, 9 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 519 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058- 071-181400- BENNETT-BUTTE-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-HAAKON- HARDING-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-JACKSON-MELLETTE-NORTHEASTERN CROOK- NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS- NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-PERKINS-RAPID CITY- SHANNON-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS- SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-TODD-TRIPP- WESTERN CROOK-WESTON-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-ZIEBACH- 519 AM MDT (619 AM CDT) SAT MAR 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND FAR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FOR NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND MOST OF WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINED WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND FAR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY DRY CONDITIONS AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY... LEADING TO NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AGAIN...ALONG WITH VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND MOST OF WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA ON SUNDAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA ON SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY... RESULTING IN COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. GR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Rapid City, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 5:57 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | UNR | 10 hr | |
| Mar 17, 5:57 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | UNR | 15 hr | |
| Mar 17, 3:56 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Jackson and 7 more | 30 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in South Dakota, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Wyoming, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.