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RFWABR
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1204 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
SDZ033>036-045-048-051-161900-
/O.NEW.KABR.FW.W.0017.260516T2000Z-260517T0300Z/
STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
1204 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026 /1104 PM MDT FRI MAY 15 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA, STANLEY, SULLY, HUGHES, HYDE,
JONES, LYMAN AND BUFFALO.
* WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME
DIFFICULT TO CONTROL OR SUPPRESS.
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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