Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Rapid City, SD
Areas Affected: Fall River County Area; Pine Ridge Area; Badlands Area; Bennett County Area; Weston County Plains
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 9:33pm MDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 9:33pm MDT
Alert Expires: Monday 5:45am MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 12:00pm MDT
Event Ends: Monday 8:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Rapid City SD
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FALL RIVER COUNTY AREA, PINE RIDGE AREA, BADLANDS AREA, BENNETT COUNTY AREA, AND WESTON COUNTY PLAINS... .Warmer dry air will push into the area tomorrow. Relative humidity across portions of northeastern Wyoming and far southwestern South Dakota will drop to near 15 percent. The dry air will combine with gusty northwest winds to support critical fire weather conditions Monday afternoon and early evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 317, 322, 326, 332, and 333. * TIMING...From noon to 8 PM MDT Monday. * WINDS...Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Relative Humidity as low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eb3fa90b12ca10210d5168c7ce5316b90d0b4529.001.1 Codes: SDZ322, SDZ326, SDZ332, SDZ333 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eb3fa90b12ca10210d5168c7ce5316b90d0b4529.001.1