700  
WWUS83 KABR 191838  
RFWABR  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
138 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2026  
 
MNZ039-046-SDZ008-021-023-200245-  
/O.NEW.KABR.FW.A.0006.260420T1600Z-260421T0100Z/  
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-ROBERTS-GRANT-DEUEL-  
138 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2026  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH  
MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FAR  
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A FIRE  
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN  
EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA, TRAVERSE AND BIG STONE. IN SOUTH  
DAKOTA, ROBERTS, GRANT AND DEUEL.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BECOME  
DIFFICULT TO CONTROL OR SUPPRESS.  
 
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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