Fire Weather Watch issued March 8 at 2:30AM CST until March 9 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA…

The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. A Fire
Weather Watch has also been issued from Monday afternoon through
Monday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA…In South Dakota, Corson, Campbell, McPherson,
Brown, Walworth, Edmunds, Dewey, Potter, Faulk and Spink.

* WINDS…West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 19 percent.

* IMPACTS…Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become
difficult to control or suppress.

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