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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
134 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL BRING
TEMPERATURES BACK CLOSER TO NORMAL. THIS SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS
WILL ACTUALLY STILL HAVE TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL FOR TODAY, THOUGH
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL BE HIGHER AT 35 TO 45 PERCENT. WINDS SHIFT
TO NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY THROUGH THE DAY AS WELL. A BAND OF SNOW
WILL THEN CROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE STATE THIS EVENING.
SDZ015-016-033>036-045-048-051-092045-
DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA,
PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MURDO, KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
134 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026 /1234 AM MDT MON MAR 9 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 LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ003>005-009-010-017-037-092045-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-FAULK-HAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, EUREKA, MOBRIDGE,
IPSWICH, FAULKTON, AND MILLER
134 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2026 /1234 AM MDT MON MAR 9 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 CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-092045-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-
GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, ABERDEEN, BRITTON,
SISSETON, WEBSTER, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI,
AND CLEAR LAKE
134 AM CDT MON MAR 9 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 CATEGORY.
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