Event: Fire Weather Watch

Message Type: Update

Urgency: Future

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Possible

Wheather Alert Summary: * affected area...In minnesota, lincoln, lyon, murray, cottonwood, nobles, jackson and pipestone. in south dakota, brookings. * winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * relative humidity...As low as 22 percent. * impacts...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. outdoor burning is not recommended.

Event: Fire Weather Watch

Message Type: Alert

Urgency: Future

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Possible

Wheather Alert Summary: The national weather service in aberdeen has issued a fire weather watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from monday morning through monday evening. * affected area...In minnesota, traverse and big stone. in south dakota, roberts, grant and deuel. * winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * relative humidity...As low as 23 percent. * impacts...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress.

Event: Red Flag Warning

Message Type: Alert

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Wheather Alert Summary: ...3 days of near-critical to critical fire weather conditions expected across northeastern wyoming and western south dakota monday through wednesday... .High pressure building into the region will support a strong warming and drying trend across northeastern wyoming and western south dakota today through wednesday. daily afternoon relative humidity values will drop into the 8 to 20 percent range by monday and stay there each afternoon through wednesday, while temperatures gradually warm into the 80s to near 90. winds will be more marginal and somewhat of a limiting factor at times for meeting formal critical fire weather thresholds, but gusts of at least 25 mph will likely overlap with these dry humidity values in some areas each day, with much stronger winds regionwide wednesday. the combination of dry fuels, low relative humidities, gusty winds, and hot temperatures will support widespread near- critical to critical fire weather conditions, with multiple red flag warnings possible over the period. the first warning has been issued for portions of northeastern wyoming and the southwestern and south-central south dakota plains for monday. the national weather service in rapid city has issued a red flag warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 am mdt /noon cdt/ to 8 pm mdt /9 pm cdt/ monday. * affected area...Fire weather zones 315 southern campbell, 317 weston county plains, 321 southern black hills, 322 fall river county area, 325 custer county plains, 326 pine ridge area, 332 badlands area, 333 bennett county area, 334 mellette and todd counties, and 335 tripp county. * winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * relative humidity...As low as 9 percent. * impacts...The combination of dry fuels, low relative humidities, gusty winds, and hot temperatures will produce critical fire weather conditions. new fires could spread rapidly.