…FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA…SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA…AND FAR NORTHWEST
IOWA…
* AFFECTED AREA…In Iowa, Lyon, Osceola and Sioux. In
Minnesota, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Cottonwood, Nobles, Jackson,
Pipestone and Rock. In South Dakota, Beadle, Kingsbury,
Brookings, Gregory, Jerauld, Sanborn, Miner, Lake, Moody,
Brule, Aurora, Davison, Hanson, McCook, Minnehaha, Charles
Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson, Turner, Lincoln, Bon Homme, Yankton,
Clay and Union.
* WINDS…South 20 to 30 mph with gusts 35 to 45 mph, strongest
west of U.S. Highway 81 toward central South Dakota.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS…Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.