URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
247 AM CDT MON SEP 30 2013

IAZ300-301-NEZ249-SDZ255-258-301700-
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NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN-
IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS-
EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY-
LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY-
247 AM CDT MON SEP 30 2013

…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 249…255…258…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 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA…IN IOWA…FIRE WEATHER ZONES 300 AND 301. IN
NEBRASKA…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249. IN SOUTH DAKOTA…FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 255 AND 258.

* WINDS…SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS…FAST MOVING AND INTENSE GRASSLAND FIRES.

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
CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.