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RFWABR
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
155 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
SDZ033-045-048-130300-
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STANLEY-JONES-LYMAN-
155 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026 /1255 PM MDT SUN APR 12 2026/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 8 PM
CDT /7 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ MONDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA, STANLEY, JONES AND LYMAN.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25
MPH ON MONDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 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.
SDZ035-051-130000-
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HUGHES-BUFFALO-
155 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA, HUGHES AND BUFFALO.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 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.
TMT
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