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FNUS63 KABR 151041
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
441 AM CST THU JAN 15 2026
DISCUSSION
AFTER TEMPERATURES WARM UP INTO THE 30S AND 40S TODAY, STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. LATER TONIGHT, THESE
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COULD INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 65 MPH HEADING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. ALL THE WHILE, ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD DEVELOP INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA BY EARLY THIS EVENING, SPREADING SOUTHEAST
THROUGH THE REGION, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR OFF AND ON SNOW SHOWERS
CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. WHERE STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW COMBINE,
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE. WHEN THE SNOW ENDS BY FRIDAY EVENING, ANYWHERE FROM A
SKIFF OF SNOW TO AS MUCH AS AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW ACCUMULATION, WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS, WILL BE POSSIBLE. OVER ON THE PRAIRIE COTEAU
IN FAR NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA, UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW COULD
ACCUMULATE.
ELEVATED GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS EXIST TODAY AND FRIDAY DUE
TO THESE STRONG WINDS AS WELL AS THE AREA WIDE DRY AND DEAD FINE
FUELS.
SDZ003-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-160045-
CORSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-
HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, ISABEL,
GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER,
MURDO, KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
441 AM CST THU JAN 15 2026 /341 AM MST THU JAN 15 2026/
..VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER
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.
THE OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE HIGH TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ004>006-018-019-022-160045-
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-SPINK-CLARK-HAMLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERREID, EUREKA, ABERDEEN, REDFIELD, CLARK,
AND HAYTI
441 AM CST THU JAN 15 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ020-021-023-160045-
CODINGTON-GRANT-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WATERTOWN, MILBANK, AND CLEAR LAKE
441 AM CST THU JAN 15 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-160045-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, BRITTON, SISSETON,
AND WEBSTER
441 AM CST THU JAN 15 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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