Fire Weather Watch in Fall River County, South Dakota
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED10/16/2019 3:02:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: FutureSeverity: ModerateCertainty: Possible
10/16/2019 3:02:00 AM until 10/17/2019 8:00:00 PM
A fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
red flag warnings.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
.Critical fire weather conditions are possible Thursday across
portions of northeast Wyoming and southwest South Dakota as
relative humidity drops to 15 percent and southwest winds increase
to 15 to 30 mph.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 314, 315, 316, 317, 322, AND 326...
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 Thursday morning through Thursday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 314 Northern Campbell, 315
Southern Campbell, 316 Crook County Plains, 317 Weston County
Plains, 322 Fall River County Area and 326 Pine Ridge Area.
* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative
humidity would produce critical fire weather conditions.