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WWUS83 KFSD 140217
RFWFSD
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
917 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026
MNZ071-072-080-097-SDZ039-040-054>056-141100-
/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-
917 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT
THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA NORTHWEST IOWA AND NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN
MINNESOTA...
* 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 16 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>071-141100-
/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-
917 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT
THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA NORTHWEST IOWA AND NORTHEAST
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 24 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.
SDZ038-052-053-141100-
/O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0010.260515T1400Z-260516T0000Z/
BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-
917 PM CDT WED MAY 13 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN
MINNESOTA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA, BEADLE, JERAULD AND SANBORN.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 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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