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Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

April 7, 2012

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this red flag warning at Apr 7, 2012, 3:23 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 7, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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
Apr 7, 2012, 3:23 AM CDT (08:23 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 7, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

145 
WWUS83 KFSD 070823
RFWFSD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
323 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA FOR SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...

.A COOL FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH TONIGHT AND SET UP ANOTHER DAY
OF STRONG WINDS...FROM THE WEST THIS TIME...INCREASING QUICKLY ON
SATURDAY MORNING. AS THE WINDS INCREASE...HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
DROP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

MNZ900-SDZ255>258-071630-
/O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0008.120407T1800Z-120408T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0008.120407T1800Z-120408T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-
MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY-
LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY-
323 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 255...256...257...258 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 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN SOUTH 
  DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256...257 AND 258.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE FIRES
  WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR...WITH LONG
  RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. IF FIGHTING FIRES...IT IS
  RECOMMENDED TO ATTACK THE FIRE FROM THE FLANKS AND AVOID THE HEAD
  OF THE FIRE.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
495 
WWUS83 KFSD 071228
RFWFSD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
728 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.A COLD FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST
IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING...WILL PRODUCE STRONG WEST WINDS OVER THE
REGION TODAY...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE WINDS
INCREASE...HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

IAZ300-301-NEZ249-072030-
/O.EXA.KFSD.FW.W.0008.120407T1800Z-120408T0000Z/
NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN-
IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-
EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-
728 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 249...300 AND 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 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN 
  NEBRASKA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE 
  FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR...
   WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. IF 
  FIGHTING FIRES...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ATTACK THE FIRE FROM THE 
  FLANKS AND AVOID THE HEAD OF THE FIRE. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ900-SDZ255>258-072030-
/O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0008.120407T1800Z-120408T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-
MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY-
LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY-
728 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 255...256...257...258 AND 900...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN SOUTH 
  DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256...257 AND 258.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 21 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE 
  FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR...
   WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. IF 
  FIGHTING FIRES...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ATTACK THE FIRE FROM THE 
  FLANKS AND AVOID THE HEAD OF THE FIRE. 

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.

&&

$$
087 
WWUS83 KFSD 071944
RFWFSD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
244 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST THE REST OF
THE AFTERNOON AND DECREASE TO LESS THAN 10 MPH TONIGHT. THE GUSTY
WINDS ALONG WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE RED FLAG
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY
EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH DEVELOP AGAIN ON
SUNDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. AS THE
WINDS INCREASE ON SUNDAY...HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

MNZ900-SDZ256-257-080345-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FW.A.0009.120408T1800Z-120409T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-
MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY-
244 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...
256...257...258 AND 900...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
256...257 AND 900...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN SOUTH 
  DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 256 AND 257.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THE REST OF
  THE AFTERNOON AND NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON
  AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE 
  FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR...
   WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. IF 
  FIGHTING FIRES...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ATTACK THE FIRE FROM THE 
  FLANKS AND AVOID THE HEAD OF THE FIRE. 

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.

&&

$$

IAZ301-080345-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FW.A.0009.120408T1800Z-120409T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/
IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-
244 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...
300 AND 301...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
301...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND
  NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON
  AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE
  FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR... WITH
  LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. IF FIGHTING
  FIRES...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ATTACK THE FIRE FROM THE FLANKS AND
  AVOID THE HEAD OF THE FIRE.

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.

&&

$$

SDZ255-258-080000-
/O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/
LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-
LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY-
244 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...
256...257...258 AND 900...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTH DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 
  258.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE 
  FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR...
   WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. IF 
  FIGHTING FIRES...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ATTACK THE FIRE FROM THE 
  FLANKS AND AVOID THE HEAD OF THE FIRE. 

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-NEZ249-080000-
/O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/
NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN-
EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-
244 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...
300 AND 301...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 300. IN NEBRASKA...
   FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AROUND 20 TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE 
  FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR...
   WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. IF 
  FIGHTING FIRES...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ATTACK THE FIRE FROM THE 
  FLANKS AND AVOID THE HEAD OF THE FIRE. 

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.

&&

$$
898 
WWUS83 KFSD 072356
RFWFSD

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
656 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP AGAIN ON
SUNDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. AS THE
WINDS INCREASE ON SUNDAY...HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

MNZ900-SDZ256-257-080800-
/O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KFSD.FW.A.0009.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA-MIDDLE JAMES RIVER VALLEY-
MIDDLE BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY-
656 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
256...257 AND 900...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256...
257...258 AND 900...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN MINNESOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 900. IN SOUTH 
  DAKOTA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 256 AND 257.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE 
  FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR...
   WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. IF 
  FIGHTING FIRES...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ATTACK THE FIRE FROM THE 
  FLANKS AND AVOID THE HEAD OF THE FIRE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

IAZ301-080800-
/O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KFSD.FW.A.0009.120408T1800Z-120409T0100Z/
IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-
656 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
301...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...300 AND
301...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN IOWA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 301.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...TALL VEGETATION IS STILL DORMANT OR DEAD. THEREFORE 
  FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND EXHIBIT CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR...
   WITH LONG RANGE SPOTTING AND RAPID RATES OF SPREAD. IF 
  FIGHTING FIRES...IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ATTACK THE FIRE FROM THE 
  FLANKS AND AVOID THE HEAD OF THE FIRE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

SDZ255-258-080100-
/O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/
LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-
LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY-
656 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 255...256...
257...258 AND 900...

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET BRINGING A
BRIEF END TO THE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGER WILL AGAIN EXIST ON SUNDAY.

$$

IAZ300-NEZ249-080100-
/O.EXP.KFSD.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/
NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN-
EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-
656 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 249...300 AND
301...

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET BRINGING A
BRIEF END TO THE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGER WILL AGAIN EXIST ON SUNDAY.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 3:15 AM CDTWind AdvisoryFSDAurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more16 hr
Apr 7, 2:44 PM CDTFire Weather WatchFSD12 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in South Dakota, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Nebraska, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Minnesota, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.