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WWUS83 KABR 152358
RFWABR
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
658 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
SDZ018>020-022-023-033>037-160100-
/O.EXP.KABR.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260516T0000Z/
SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-
658 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026 /558 PM MDT FRI MAY 15 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...
WINDS ARE DIMINISHING AND TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY COOL
DOWN DURING THE NEXT HOUR. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL ALSO
BEGIN. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE, ON TIME.
MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>017-021-160200-
/O.CON.KABR.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260516T0200Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-
ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-GRANT-
658 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026 /558 PM MDT FRI MAY 15 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA, TRAVERSE AND BIG STONE. IN SOUTH
DAKOTA, CORSON, CAMPBELL, MCPHERSON, BROWN, MARSHALL, ROBERTS,
WALWORTH, EDMUNDS, DAY, DEWEY, POTTER, FAULK AND GRANT.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 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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