Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
1253 AM MST Tue Nov 4 2025
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST SD...
.Gusty west winds will develop today ahead of a cool front in
southwest SD. Deep mixing and very dry air will allow winds gusts
to 40 mph with RH down to around 15 percent this afternoon. This
will support critical fire weather conditions when combined with
receptive fuels.
SDZ321-322-325-326-332-333-050000-
/O.UPG.KUNR.FW.A.0011.251104T1800Z-251105T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KUNR.FW.W.0012.251104T1800Z-251105T0000Z/
Southern Black Hills-Fall River County Area-Custer County Plains-
Pine Ridge Area-Badlands Area-Bennett County Area-
1253 AM MST Tue Nov 4 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 321, 322, 325, 326, 332, AND 333...
The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from 11 AM this morning to 5 PM MST this afternoon. The
Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 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 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative
humidity will produce critical fire weather conditions.
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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service North Platte NE
121 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025
...RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
NEBRASKA TUESDAY...
NEZ204-206-210-050100-
/O.CON.KLBF.FW.W.0023.251104T1600Z-251105T0100Z/
Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR-
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest-Frenchman Basin-
121 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025 /1221 AM MST Tue Nov 4 2025/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS
OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern
Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206
Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest and Fire
Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin.
* TIMING...9 AM MST through 6 PM MST Tuesday.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Up to 79.
* LIGHTNING...None expected.
* IMPACTS...Any fires which may develop, will have a high
probability for rapid spread and will be difficult to control.
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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
&&
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CLB
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
357 AM MST Tue Nov 4 2025
SDZ026-027-030-041-042-074>076-051400-
Rapid City-Southern Foothills-Custer Co Plains-Western Fall River-
Northern Oglala Lakota-Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River-
Southern Oglala Lakota-
357 AM MST Tue Nov 4 2025
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwestern
South Dakota.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
The grassland fire danger index will reach the very high category
this afternoon.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed.
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Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check
our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Riverton WY
223 AM MST Tue Nov 4 2025
WYZ001>020-022>030-051330-
Yellowstone National Park-Absaroka Mountains-Cody Foothills-
North Bighorn Basin-Southwest Bighorn Basin-Southeast Bighorn Basin-
Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains-Bighorn Mountains West-
Bighorn Mountains Southeast-Northeast Johnson County-
Southeast Johnson County-Teton and Gros Ventre Mountains-
Jackson Hole-Wind River Mountains West-Wind River Mountains East-
Upper Wind River Basin-Wind River Basin-Lander Foothills-
Green Mountains and Rattlesnake Range-
Natrona County Lower Elevations-Casper Mountain-Star Valley-
Salt River and Wyoming Ranges-Upper Green River Basin Foothills-
Upper Green River Basin-South Lincoln County-
Rock Springs and Green River-Flaming Gorge-East Sweetwater County-
223 AM MST Tue Nov 4 2025
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Western and Central Wyoming.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Rain and mountain snow showers across northwest WY as well as gusty
west winds are expected to continue through much of the day.
Occasional mountain wave gusts 50 to 60 mph are possible along the
Cody Foothills late Tuesday morning into the early afternoon.
Gusty wind, low RH, and dry conditions will result in elevated fire
weather conditions east of the Continental Divide and across
southwest WY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
Wednesday night through Saturday...Rain and mountain snow showers are
expected across northwest WY. Gusty winds will also occur along the
Absarokas and Wind River Mountains and across the Wind Corridor
Thursday and Friday.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
257 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025
NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-050900-
Sheridan-Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Garden-Grant-
Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Arthur-McPherson-Logan-
Custer-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier-
Western Cherry-
257 AM CST Tue Nov 4 2025 /157 AM MST Tue Nov 4 2025/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north
central Nebraska.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Critical fire weather conditions are expected today across the
eastern panhandle, central and western Sandhills and portions of
southwestern Nebraska. Highs this afternoon will reach into the upper
70s to around 80. The combination of gusty west winds and low
relative humidity will support erratic fire behavior with any fire
which may develop. Red flag warnings are in effect for zones 204, 206
and 210.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
Elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions are again possible
each day Thursday and Friday. The greatest concern will be Thursday
with winds gusting up to 35 mph and humidity falling to around 20 to
25 percent.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
923 AM MST Mon Nov 3 2025
COZ030>051-041630-
Jackson County Below 9000 Feet-
West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet-
Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet-
South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/
Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet-
South and Southeast Grand/West Central and Southwest Boulder/
Gilpin/Clear Creek/Summit/North and West Park Counties Above
9000 Feet-Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet-
Central and Southeast Park County-
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County-
Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield
County-
North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and
Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County-
Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet-
Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County-
Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County-
Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County-Phillips County-
923 AM MST Mon Nov 3 2025
This hazardous weather outlook is for northeast and north central
Colorado.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
No hazardous weather is expected.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday
Elevated fire weather conditions likely across the northern plains
and South Park on Tuesday due to low relative humidity and gusty
winds up to 25 mph. Two systems may bring light orographic snow
showers to the northern mountains on Thursday and Saturday.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed.
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