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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
142 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026
DISCUSSION
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON ON THE
SOUTH SIDE OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL
DROP BETWEEN 15 AND 30 PERCENT, WITH THE LOWEST VALUES EXPECTED OVER
JONES, LYMAN, AND PART OF STANLEY COUNTIES. WESTERLY WIND GUSTS ALSO
REACH 15 TO 25 MILES PER HOUR OVER THAT SAME AREA, COMBINING WITH
THE DRY CONDITIONS TO CREATE THE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. A
RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR JONES, LYMAN, AND STANLEY COUNTIES
THROUGH 7 PM CDT / 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
LOW TO MODERATE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TUESDAY. MINIMUM
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 30 PERCENT IN CENTRAL AND
NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, INCREASING TO 40 TO 60 PERCENT OVER
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. AN INCOMING HIGH
PRESSURE CENTER WILL KEEP AFTERNOON WINDS GENTLE, A SUSTAINED 5-10
MILES PER HOUR GUSTING TO 15-20 MILES PER HOUR AT MOST.
SDZ033-045-048-140845-
STANLEY-JONES-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT PIERRE, MURDO, AND KENNEBEC
142 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026 /1242 PM MDT MON APR 13 2026/
..HIGH FIRE DANGER
UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES,
AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND, INDICATE THAT THERE
IS 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.
THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ005>007-009>011-015>020-022-023-034>037-051-140845-
MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-
SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-DEUEL-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EUREKA, ABERDEEN, BRITTON, MOBRIDGE,
IPSWICH, WEBSTER, ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK,
WATERTOWN, HAYTI, CLEAR LAKE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER,
AND FORT THOMPSON
142 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026 /1242 PM MDT MON APR 13 2026/
..MODERATE FIRE DANGER
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.
THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ003-004-008-021-140845-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-ROBERTS-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, MCINTOSH, HERREID,
SISSETON, AND MILBANK
142 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026 /1242 PM MDT MON APR 13 2026/
..LOW FIRE DANGER
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 PERFORMED WITH REASONABLE SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS, BUT SHOULD BE MONITORED.
THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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