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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1013 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-050-052-053-
057>061-063>071-010000-
/O.CON.KFSD.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-250301T0000Z/
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O`Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-
Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Gregory-Jerauld-
Sanborn-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Charles Mix-Douglas-
Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union-
1013 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND FAR SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA AS WELL AS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST IOWA...

* AFFECTED AREA...In Iowa, Lyon, Osceola, Dickinson, Sioux,
  O`Brien, Clay, Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Woodbury and
  Ida. In Nebraska, Dixon and Dakota. In South Dakota, Beadle,
  Gregory, Jerauld, Sanborn, Brule, Aurora, Davison, Hanson,
  McCook, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson, Turner, Lincoln, Bon
  Homme, Yankton, Clay and Union.

* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 33 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
  quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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