* AFFECTED AREA…In Minnesota, Traverse and Big Stone. In South
Dakota, Brown, Marshall, Roberts, Day, Spink, Clark,
Codington, Grant, Hamlin and Deuel.
* WINDS…South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 19 percent.
* IMPACTS…Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become
difficult to control or suppress.