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FNUS63 KFSD 121958
RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
158 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
DISCUSSION
ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY WARM DAY CONTINUES WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE
UPPER 40S TO UPPER 50S THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE WE COULD SEE SOME LOW
RH VALUES (25%-30%) INTO EARLY EVENING MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF
THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY, THE LACK OF APPRECIABLE WIND SHOULD KEEP
ANY FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AT BAY.
LOOKING INTO TUESDAY, A WARM AND BREEZY DAY IS AHEAD WITH HIGHS
MAINLY IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WHILE WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS
ARE SLATED TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25-35 MPH POSSIBLE AT
TIMES, THE INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON SHOULD DO ENOUGH TO DAMPEN FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS EVEN
THROUGH HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED. NONETHELESS, IF
FUELS CAN STAY DRY AND MILD TEMPERATURES PERSIST; WE'LL HAVE TO
MONITOR FOR SOME LOCALLY ELEVATED CONCERN.
MAKE SURE TO LIMIT ANY ACTIVITY THAT COULD CREATE A SPARK
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY!
SDZ050-052-057-058-064-122300-
GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-DOUGLAS-
OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE VERY 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.
IAZ001-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ053-059>063-065>071-
122300-
LYON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-
IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-SANBORN-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-
CHARLES MIX-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-UNION-
OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE 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-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040-054>056-
122300-
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE 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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