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WWUS83 KFSD 150230

RFWFSD



URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD

930 PM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024



IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-

098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-052>056-058>062-064>071-151200-

/O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0008.240415T1600Z-240416T0200Z/

Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-

Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-

Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Jerauld-

Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-

Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union-

930 PM CDT Sun Apr 14 2024



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING

THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF

SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA, NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA, NORTHWESTERN 

IOWA, AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...



* AFFECTED AREA...In Iowa, Lyon, Osceola, Dickinson, Sioux, 

  O'Brien, Clay, Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Woodbury and 

  Ida. In Minnesota, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Cottonwood, Nobles, 

  Jackson, Pipestone and Rock. In Nebraska, Dixon and Dakota. In 

  South Dakota, Beadle, Kingsbury, Brookings, Jerauld, Sanborn, 

  Miner, Lake, Moody, Aurora, Davison, Hanson, McCook, 

  Minnehaha, Douglas, Hutchinson, Turner, Lincoln, Bon Homme, 

  Yankton, Clay and Union.



* WINDS...Southeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent.



* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. 

  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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