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* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 120, 122, 134, 135, 136, and 137. * WIND...Northwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly, particularly for grassland areas. Outdoor burning is not recommended. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in these areas of this Red Flag Warning.

The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 9 PM CDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Hughes. * WINDS...Southeast 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 23 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress.

* AFFECTED AREA...In South Dakota, Stanley, Jones and Lyman. * WINDS...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 19 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress. 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.

...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA, INCLUDING THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY... .Critical fire weather conditions are expected today across western and most of central North Dakota, including the James River Valley. Southerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph will shift to the northwest in the afternoon and evening, initially in western and then central North Dakota. Relative humidity values will drop to as low as 15 percent. There is a low

...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY FOR WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA, INCLUDING THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY... .Critical fire weather conditions are expected today across western and most of central North Dakota, including the James River Valley. Southerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph will shift to the northwest in the afternoon and evening, initially in western and then central North Dakota. Relative humidity values will drop to as low as 15 percent. There is a low

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON MONDAY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 204 Eastern Panhandle/Crescent Lake NWR, Fire Weather Zone 206 Sandhills/Valentine NWR/Nebraska National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 208 Niobrara Valley/Fort Niobrara NWR/Samuel R McKelvie National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 209 Loup Rivers Basin, Fire Weather Zone 210 Frenchman Basin and Fire Weather Zone 219 Loess Plains. * TIMING...Noon CDT / 11 AM MDT to 10 PM CDT / 9 PM MDT.

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * WINDS...Southwest winds between 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15-20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...South Central Nebraska and North Central Kansas Locations outside of the warning will still be expected to reach elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS... .Hot, dry, and windy conditions on Monday will support widespread critical fire weather conditions across the western South Dakota plains. Temperatures tomorrow will be in the upper 80s to mid 90s with humidities dropping to 10-20 percent. Gusts of 25 to 40 mph are also expected. A dry cold front will cross western South Dakota in the afternoon and early evening, bringing quickly-

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS... .Hot, dry, and windy conditions on Monday will support widespread critical fire weather conditions across the western South Dakota plains. Temperatures tomorrow will be in the upper 80s to mid 90s with humidities dropping to 10-20 percent. Gusts of 25 to 40 mph are also expected. A dry cold front will cross western South Dakota in the afternoon and early evening, bringing quickly-

* WHAT...Flooding caused by an ice jam continues. * WHERE...Hughes. * WHEN...Until 1000 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - As of 840 PM AKDT, an ice jam remains in place on the Koyukuk River near Hughes. Impounding water due to the ice jam has caused water level rises, which has led to flooding of properties in the lower areas of the community. - http://www.weather.gov/aprfc