…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.
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.
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…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.
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.