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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Aberdeen SD

1100 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024



SDZ003>011-015>018-033>037-045-230100-

/O.CON.KABR.FW.W.0008.240422T1800Z-240423T0100Z/

Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Walworth-Edmunds-

Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-

1100 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024 /1000 AM MDT Mon Apr 22 2024/



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/

THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND

NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...



* AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Corson, Campbell, McPherson, 

  Brown, Marshall, Roberts, Walworth, Edmunds, Day, Dewey, 

  Potter, Faulk, Spink, Stanley, Sully, Hughes, Hyde, Hand and 

  Jones.



* WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

  Strongest gusts across north central South Dakota.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 to 25 percent.



* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are a concern today

  due to the combination of strong winds and low relative

  humidity. Varying levels of greenness across the region may

  diminish overall fire threat for some areas.



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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