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Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at Aug 29, 2012, 4:05 AM CDT. It took effect at Aug 29, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Aug 29, 2012, 4:05 AM CDT (09:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 29, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
009 WWUS83 KFSD 290905 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 405 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 .VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE AGAIN TODAY AS LIGHTER WINDS THIS MORNING GRADUALLY INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH. WHILE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY AND AROUND 20 PERCENT OVER SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST IOWA. FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL AGAIN BE CRITICAL IN MANY AREAS ON THURSDAY AS A WEAK COOL FRONT SAG SOUTH...AND MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PART OF THE AREA REMAINS IN THE VERY WARM AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEZ249-SDZ258-291715- /O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0012.120829T1800Z-120830T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0014.120829T1800Z-120830T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0013.120830T1700Z-120831T0200Z/ EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 405 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249 AND 258... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY 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 FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 105. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. POSTPONE OUTDOOR BURNING. FIGHTING FIRES AT THE FLANKS IS RECOMMENDED IN RED FLAG 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. && $$ IAZ300-291715- /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0014.120829T1800Z-120830T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0013.120830T1700Z-120831T0200Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- 405 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 257...300...301 AND 900... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...95 TO 100. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. POSTPONE OUTDOOR BURNING. FIGHTING FIRES AT THE FLANKS IS RECOMMENDED IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SDZ255-291715- /O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0012.120829T1800Z-120830T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0014.120829T1800Z-120830T0200Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- 405 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ IAZ301-MNZ900-SDZ257-291715- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0013.120830T1700Z-120831T0200Z/ IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 405 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 257...300...301 AND 900... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. IN MINNESOTA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 257. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 90S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. POSTPONE OUTDOOR BURNING. FIGHTING FIRES AT THE FLANKS IS RECOMMENDED IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
501 WWUS83 KFSD 291534 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1034 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 .VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL REPEAT THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY AND AROUND 20 PERCENT OVER SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY INTO NORTHWEST IOWA. FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL AGAIN BE CRITICAL IN MANY AREAS ON THURSDAY AS A WEAK COOL FRONT SAG SOUTH...AND MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PART OF THE AREA REMAINS IN THE VERY WARM AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IAZ300-NEZ249-SDZ258-292345- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0014.120829T1800Z-120830T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0013.120830T1700Z-120831T0200Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1034 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...258 AND 300... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...258 AND 300... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. IN NEBRASKA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...100 TO 105. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. POSTPONE OUTDOOR BURNING. FIGHTING FIRES AT THE FLANKS IS RECOMMENDED IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. 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. && $$ SDZ255-292345- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0014.120829T1800Z-120830T0200Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- 1034 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255... * AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ IAZ301-MNZ900-SDZ257-292345- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0013.120830T1700Z-120831T0200Z/ IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA- MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 1034 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 257...301 AND 900... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. IN MINNESOTA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 257. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 90S. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. POSTPONE OUTDOOR BURNING. FIGHTING FIRES AT THE FLANKS IS RECOMMENDED IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
939 WWUS83 KFSD 292012 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 312 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 .VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN NEAR 20 PERCENT. FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL AGAIN BE CRITICAL IN MANY AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 ON THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MNZ900-SDZ257-292115- /O.CAN.KFSD.FW.A.0013.120830T1700Z-120831T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 312 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 257...301 AND 900... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ IAZ300-NEZ249-300415- /O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0013.120830T1700Z-120831T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0015.120830T1700Z-120831T0100Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120830T0200Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA- 312 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249... 258 AND 300... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249 AND 300... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. IN NEBRASKA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 100 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. POSTPONE OUTDOOR BURNING. FIGHTING FIRES AT THE FLANKS IS RECOMMENDED IN RED FLAG 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. && $$ IAZ301-300415- /O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0013.120830T1700Z-120831T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0015.120830T1700Z-120831T0100Z/ IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- 312 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR 100 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. POSTPONE OUTDOOR BURNING. FIGHTING FIRES AT THE FLANKS IS RECOMMENDED IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SDZ258-300415- /O.EXT.KFSD.FW.A.0013.120830T1700Z-120831T0100Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120830T0200Z/ LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 312 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249... 258 AND 300... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...258 AND 300... * AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES OF 100 TO 105 IN THE AFTERNOON DROPPING INTO THE 80S BY MID EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. POSTPONE OUTDOOR BURNING. FIGHTING FIRES AT THE FLANKS IS RECOMMENDED IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. 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. && $$ SDZ255-300200- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120830T0200Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- 312 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255... * AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
505 WWUS83 KFSD 300214 RFWFSD URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 914 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 .VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 ON THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO NEAR 20 PERCENT AS HIGH TEMPERATURES RISE TO NEAR 100 DEGREES. FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL AGAIN BE CRITICAL AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 ON THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IAZ300-NEZ249-301015- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120830T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0015.120830T1700Z-120831T0100Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA- 914 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...258 AND 300... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...258 AND 300... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. IN NEBRASKA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 18 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT NEAR 100 DEGREES ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. POSTPONE OUTDOOR BURNING. FIGHTING FIRES AT THE FLANKS IS RECOMMENDED IN RED FLAG 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. && $$ SDZ258-301015- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120830T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.FW.A.0013.120830T1700Z-120831T0100Z/ LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 914 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...258 AND 300... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...258 AND 300... * AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 258. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. POSTPONE OUTDOOR BURNING. FIGHTING FIRES AT THE FLANKS IS RECOMMENDED IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ SDZ255-300315- /O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120830T0200Z/ LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- 914 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 255... $$ IAZ301-301015- /O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0015.120830T1700Z-120831T0100Z/ IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- 914 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 100 DEGREES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT IGNITE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. POSTPONE OUTDOOR BURNING. FIGHTING FIRES AT THE FLANKS IS RECOMMENDED IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 3:12 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 29 hr |
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Sources
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