Alert archive / Iowa / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at Oct 3, 2011, 2:14 PM CDT. It took effect at Oct 4, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 56 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2011, 2:14 PM CDT (19:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 4, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
753 WWUS83 KFSD 031914 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 214 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011 ...RED FLAG FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .DRY AND MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. AS A RESULT...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. AT THE SAME TIME...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF ALL THESE FACTORS WILL CAUSE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF THE TRI STATE AREA...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ255>258-040315- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0005.111004T1700Z-111006T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 214 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255...256...257...258...300...301 AND 900... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THE WORST OF THE CONDITIONS CAN BEXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING INTO THE 20S DURING THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 80S FOR HIGHS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS
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208 WWUS83 KFSD 040125 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 825 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011 ...RED FLAG FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. AS A RESULT...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. CONCURRENTLY... SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF ALL THESE FACTORS WILL CAUSE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF THE TRI STATE AREA...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ255>258-041100- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0005.111004T1700Z-111006T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 825 PM CDT MON OCT 3 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255...256...257...258...300...301 AND 900... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THE WORST OF THE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING INTO THE 20S DURING THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS
045 WWUS83 KFSD 040859 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 359 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...RED FLAG FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. AS A RESULT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP INTO THE 18 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. CONCURRENTLY... SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF ALL THESE FACTORS WILL CAUSE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF THE TRI STATE AREA...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ255>258-041700- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0005.111004T1700Z-111006T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 359 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255...256...257...258...300...301 AND 900... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THE WORST OF THE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING INTO THE 18 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 80S TO AROUND 90. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. && $$ JH
035 WWUS83 KFSD 041600 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1100 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...RED FLAG FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .DRY...UNSEASONABLY WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. AS A RESULT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL INTO THE 18 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. CONCURRENTLY... SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF ALL THESE FACTORS WILL CAUSE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF THE TRI STATE AREA...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ255>258-050000- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0005.111004T1700Z-111006T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1100 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255...256...257...258...300...301 AND 900... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST OF THE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. && $$
793 WWUS83 KFSD 042020 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 320 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...RED FLAG FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .DRY...UNSEASONABLY WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. AS A RESULT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL INTO THE 18 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. CONCURRENTLY... SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF ALL THESE FACTORS WILL CAUSE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF THE TRI STATE AREA. IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ255>258-050430- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111006T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 320 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255...256...257...258...300...301 AND 900... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST OF THE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. && $$
171 WWUS83 KFSD 050136 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 836 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...RED FLAG FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .DRY...UNSEASONABLY WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. AS A RESULT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. CONCURRENTLY... SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 29 AND DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF ALL THESE FACTORS WILL CAUSE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF THE TRI STATE AREA. IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ255>258-050945- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111006T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 836 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255...256...257...258...300...301 AND 900... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST OF THE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. && $$
156 WWUS83 KFSD 050844 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 344 AM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING... DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS FALLING INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE BY LATE MORNING. CONCURRENTLY... SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 29 DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF ALL THESE FACTORS WILL CAUSE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF THE TRI STATE AREA. IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ255>258-051645- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111006T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 344 AM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255...256...257...258...300...301 AND 900... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THE MOST DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. && $$
346 WWUS83 KFSD 051414 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 914 AM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING... DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS FALLING INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE BY LATE MORNING. CONCURRENTLY... SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 29 DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF ALL THESE FACTORS WILL CAUSE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF THE TRI STATE AREA. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO PARTS OF NORTHWEST IOWA ON THURSDAY AS WELL. IAZ301-MNZ900-052215- /O.EXT.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111007T0000Z/ IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- 914 AM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 900... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THE MOST DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 70. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. && $$ IAZ300-NEZ249-SDZ255>258-052215- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111006T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 914 AM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255...256...257...258 AND 300... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE MOST DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. && $$
069 WWUS83 KFSD 052026 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 326 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING AND MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE TO 20 TO 45 MPH AGAIN ON THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 ON THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF ALL THESE FACTORS WILL CAUSE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 ON THURSDAY. IAZ300-SDZ257-060430- /O.EXT.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111007T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 326 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255...256...257...258 AND 300... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH ON THURSDAY. * TIMING...THE MOST DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 80. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. && $$ IAZ301-MNZ900-060430- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111007T0000Z/ IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- 326 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 900... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE MOST DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. && $$ NEZ249-SDZ255-256-258-060000- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111006T0000Z/ EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 326 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255...256...257...258 AND 300... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE MOST DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. && $$
156 WWUS83 KFSD 052031 CCA RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 328 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI STATE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING AND MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE TO 20 TO 45 MPH AGAIN ON THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 ON THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF ALL THESE FACTORS WILL CAUSE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 ON THURSDAY. IAZ300-SDZ257-060445- /O.COR.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111007T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 328 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 257 AND 300... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH ON THURSDAY. * TIMING...THE MOST DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 80. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. && $$ IAZ301-MNZ900-060445- /O.COR.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111007T0000Z/ IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- 328 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 301 AND 900... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH ON THURSDAY. * TIMING...THE MOST DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND AROUND 25 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 80. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. && $$ NEZ249-SDZ255-256-258-060000- /O.COR.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111006T0000Z/ EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 328 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255...256...258... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256... 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE MOST DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. && $$
563 WWUS83 KFSD 060011 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 711 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 THROUGH THURSDAY... DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE TO 20 TO 45 MPH AGAIN ON THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 ON THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF ALL THESE FACTORS WILL CAUSE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 ON THURSDAY. NEZ249-SDZ255-256-258-060115- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111006T0000Z/ EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 711 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...255...256...258... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ IAZ300-301-MNZ900-SDZ257-060815- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111007T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 711 PM CDT WED OCT 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 257...300...301 AND 900... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 257. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE MOST DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. && $$
233 WWUS83 KFSD 060815 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 315 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND FRIDAY ACROSS THE REGION... WINDY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN IN THE WEST. THIS AFTERNOON...VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE WEST WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT TO CREATE VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN THE EAST...WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY SLOWER...BUT WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. ON FRIDAY...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA...AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE PRESENT IN THE WEST...PROMPTING A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WESTERN ZONES ON FRIDAY. SDZ255-256-061615- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.A.0002.111007T1600Z-111008T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111007T0100Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- 315 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 32 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NEZ249-SDZ258-061615- /O.EXB.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111007T0100Z/ EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 315 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249 AND 258... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 37 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ IAZ300-301-MNZ900-SDZ257-061615- /O.EXT.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111007T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 315 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 257...300...301 AND 900... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 257. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THE MOST DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 29 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. && $$
600 WWUS83 KFSD 061548 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1048 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND FRIDAY ACROSS THE REGION... WINDY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN IN THE WEST. THIS AFTERNOON...VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 29 WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT TO CREATE VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALONG AND EAST OF I 29...WINDS WILL BE MODESTLY LOWER...BUT HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 22 TO 30 PERCENT. ON FRIDAY...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA...AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE PRESENT IN THE WEST...PROMPTING A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WESTERN ZONES ON FRIDAY. SDZ255-256-070000- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111007T0100Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0002.111007T1600Z-111008T0100Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- 1048 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256. * WINDS...SOUTH 27 TO 37 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY AVERAGE 25 TO 40 MPH ON FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AND 20 PERCENT POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ257-258-070000- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111007T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1048 AM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...257...258...300...301 AND 900... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE MOST DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT. ALTHOUGH STILL WINDY ON FRIDAY...IT IS PROJECTED THAT RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ONLY FALL TO AROUND 39 TO 45 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. && $$
156 WWUS83 KFSD 062017 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 317 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND ESPECIALLY FRIDAY ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON... VERY WINDY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN IN THE WEST. THIS AFTERNOON...VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE 29 WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT TO CREATE VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALONG AND EAST OF I 29...WINDS WILL BE MODESTLY LOWER...BUT HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 22 TO 30 PERCENT. ON FRIDAY...VERY STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA...WITH MUCH DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA IN THE AFTERNOON. SDZ255-256-070430- /O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0002.111007T1600Z-111008T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0006.111007T1600Z-111008T0100Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111007T0100Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY- 317 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 256. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ON FRIDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ IAZ300-301-MNZ900-NEZ249-SDZ257-258-070430- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.A.0003.111007T1600Z-111008T0100Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-111007T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 317 PM CDT THU OCT 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...257...258...300...301 AND 900... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...257...258...300...301 AND 900... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 257 AND 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE MOST DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS DRY CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. AREA FARMERS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY WATCHFUL FOR POTENTIAL FIRE STARTS WHILE HARVESTING IN VERY DRY FIELDS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
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Red Flag Warnings in Iowa, 2011Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 2011Red Flag Warnings in South Dakota, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.