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WWUS83 KABR 201831
RFWABR
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
131 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026
MNZ039-046-SDZ008-019>023-210100-
/O.CON.KABR.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260421T0100Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-ROBERTS-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
131 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA, TRAVERSE AND BIG STONE. IN SOUTH
DAKOTA, ROBERTS, CLARK, CODINGTON, GRANT, HAMLIN AND DEUEL.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 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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