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WWUS83 KFSD 140904
RFWFSD
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
404 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2026
MNZ071-072-080-097-SDZ039-040-054>056-141715-
/O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0013.260514T1500Z-260515T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0010.260515T1400Z-260516T0000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-
MOODY-
404 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA, LINCOLN, LYON, MURRAY AND
PIPESTONE. IN SOUTH DAKOTA, KINGSBURY, BROOKINGS, MINER, LAKE
AND MOODY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ081-089-090-098-NEZ013-014-
SDZ060>062-065>071-141715-
/O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0013.260514T1500Z-260515T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-DIXON-
DAKOTA-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-
BON HOMME-YANKTON-UNION-
404 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
NORTHWESTERN IOWA, SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA, SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA AND FAR NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA, LYON, OSCEOLA, DICKINSON, SIOUX,
O'BRIEN, CLAY, PLYMOUTH, CHEROKEE, BUENA VISTA, WOODBURY AND
IDA. IN MINNESOTA, COTTONWOOD, NOBLES, JACKSON AND ROCK. IN
NEBRASKA, DIXON AND DAKOTA. IN SOUTH DAKOTA, HANSON, MCCOOK,
MINNEHAHA, HUTCHINSON, TURNER, LINCOLN, BON HOMME, YANKTON,
CLAY AND UNION.
* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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.
SDZ038-052-053-141715-
/O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0010.260515T1400Z-260516T0000Z/
BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-
404 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA, BEADLE, JERAULD AND SANBORN.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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