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FNUS63 KFSD 040919
RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
419 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2026
DISCUSSION
A COOL FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION TODAY, TURNING
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING TO THE NORTH WITH THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT, WITH GUSTS OF
30 TO 35 MPH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. IF SPRINKLES OR LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS DEVELOP ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT, ISOLATED STRONGER
GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
COOLER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. SOME
AREAS WILL SEE A POTENTIAL FOR EARLY MORNING FROST AND NEAR TO
BELOW FREEZING LOW TEMPERATURES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING, WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-041230-
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-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 TUESDAY 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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