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FNUS63 KFSD 220855
RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
355 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2025
DISCUSSION
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON, BUT
SPEEDS WILL BE MUCH LOWER THAN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS WITH GUSTS
GENERALLY 15 TO 25 MPH. LIGHTER WINDS WILL PREVAIL ON THURSDAY,
WITH SOUTHERLY AFTERNOON GUSTS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY STRONGER
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING HIGHER
HUMIDITY LEVELS INTO THE REGION, THOUGH, SO CONCERNS OF ELEVATED
FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN LIMITED TO THOSE AREAS WITH FULLY CURED
GRASSES/CROPS.
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-MNZ080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038-040-
050-052>071-221200-
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-
BEADLE-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-
AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-UNION-
..MODERATE FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE
CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS OR
LOWERING MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES, AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC
MATERIAL ON THE GROUND, INDICATE THAT THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL
FOR A FIRE TO SPREAD. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE CLOSELY
MONITORED.
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER PRODUCT REFLECTS FIRE DANGER FOR NATIVE
GRASSES. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR CURED AGRICULTURAL CROPS, NOR
WILL IT REFLECT CONDITIONS IN ROAD DITCHES WHICH HAVE BEEN MOWED.
IAZ031-032-MNZ071-072-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-221200-
WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-LYON-DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY-
..LOW FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY
THIS AFTERNOON. FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A HIGH MOISTURE
CONTENT OF GRASSES, AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE
GROUND, INDICATE THAT THE PROBABILITY OF A FAST MOVING FIRE IS
LOW. OUTDOOR BURNING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS CAN USUALLY BE
WITH REASONABLE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, BUT SHOULD BE MONITORED.
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER PRODUCT REFLECTS FIRE DANGER FOR NATIVE
GRASSES. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR CURED AGRICULTURAL CROPS, NOR
WILL IT REFLECT CONDITIONS IN ROAD DITCHES WHICH HAVE BEEN MOWED.
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