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FNUS63 KFSD 241040
RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
440 AM CST SUN NOV 24 2024
DISCUSSION
ONE MORE SEASONABLY MILD DAY TODAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BELOW TO
WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THIS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
WEEK. THE COLDER TEMPERATURES SHOULD LIMIT POTENTIAL FIRE SPREAD,
ALTHOUGH BREEZIER PERIODS IN AREAS WITH NO SNOW COVER MAY STILL
RESULT IN LOCALLY ELEVATED GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER RISKS.
IAZ001-012-020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-050-052>054-057>071-241345-
LYON-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-
SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-
CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-
CLAY-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 MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH 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.
IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-
SDZ039-040-055-056-241345-
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-LINCOLN-
LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-KINGSBURY-
BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-
..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 MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH 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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