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FNUS63 KABR 170902
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
302 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
DISCUSSION
MILD CONDITIONS CONTINUE, WITH INCREASING WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 45
MPH THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW FREE AREAS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA WILL SEE THE FIRE DANGER INCREASE TO VERY HIGH. BY LATE
AFTERNOON, RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE THROUGH THAT AREA, WITH
MOISTURE THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.
STRONG WINDS CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INCREASE FURTHER FOR EARLY
THURSDAY WITH A BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR. WINDS COULD GUST IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH ALONG WITH A WIND SHIFT FROM SOUTHWESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY.
SNOW FREE AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE
HIGH/VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER, WITH MOST OF THE SNOWFALL FOR NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
SDZ033-045-048-172315-
STANLEY-JONES-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT PIERRE, MURDO, AND KENNEBEC
302 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025 /202 AM MST WED DEC 17 2025/
..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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ035-172315-
HUGHES-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF PIERRE
302 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025
..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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ015-034-036-051-172315-
DEWEY-SULLY-HYDE-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ISABEL, ONIDA, HIGHMORE, AND FORT THOMPSON
302 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025 /202 AM MST WED DEC 17 2025/
..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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-016>023-037-172315-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-
DEUEL-HAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, MCINTOSH, HERREID,
EUREKA, ABERDEEN, BRITTON, SISSETON, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, WEBSTER,
GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI,
CLEAR LAKE, AND MILLER
302 AM CST WED DEC 17 2025 /202 AM MST WED DEC 17 2025/
..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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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