405  
FNUS63 KFSD 010848  
RFDFSD  
 
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
248 AM CST SAT FEB 1 2025  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE  
THROUGH ABOUT MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE  
POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY NEAR AND EAST OF I-29. THESE WINDS WILL  
QUICKLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET.  
 
DEBRIS BURNING IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF WILDFIRES...SO PLEASE  
BE CAREFUL WITH ANY USE OF FIRE.  
 
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-  
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ040-055-056-062-066-067-069>071-011200-  
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-  
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-  
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-  
YANKTON-UNION-  
   
..VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER  
 
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH  
CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. VERY POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND  
VERY LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES, AND OTHER DRY  
ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND, INDICATE THAT DANGEROUS  
BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST. FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND  
SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  
 
OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX  
WILL REACH THE MODERATE 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.  
 
 
 
SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>061-063>065-068-011200-  
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-  
DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-  
   
..HIGH FIRE DANGER  
 
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY  
THIS AFTERNOON. UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LOW  
MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES, AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL  
ON THE GROUND, INDICATE THAT THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR  
A FIRE TO SPREAD.. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO  
EARLY MORNING OR EVENING HOURS, WHEN WIND SPEEDS ARE USUALLY  
LOWER AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS HIGHER.  
 
OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX  
WILL REACH THE MODERATE 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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