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FNUS63 KABR 240846
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
346 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND
DEPART TO THE EAST BY THE MIDDAY HOURS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
RANGING BETWEEN 35-50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING
INTO MIDDAY. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE FELT ALONG AND WEST OF THE
JAMES VALLEY THROUGH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS
POSTED FOR MOST OF CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARD MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON.
RAIN CHANCES WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO THE JAMES VALLEY AND POINTS
EAST AND TAPER OFF BY LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE THE LOWEST
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA RANGING BETWEEN 25-30 PERCENT.
BUT, THIS WILL OCCUR WHEN WINDS GUSTS WILL HAVE DIMINISHED TO AROUND
25 MPH OR LESS. THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL MAINLY BE IN
THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY TODAY WITH A FEW ISOLATED SPOTS ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA REACHING THE HIGH
CATEGORY.
SDZ005-009-033-045-242300-
MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-STANLEY-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EUREKA, MOBRIDGE, FORT PIERRE, AND MURDO
346 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026 /246 AM MDT SAT OCT 24 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
MNZ039-SDZ003-004-006>008-010-011-015>020-022-034>037-048-051-242300-
TRAVERSE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-
POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-
LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, MCINTOSH, HERREID, ABERDEEN,
BRITTON, SISSETON, IPSWICH, WEBSTER, ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON,
REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, HAYTI, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER,
KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
346 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026 /246 AM MDT SAT OCT 24 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
MNZ046-SDZ021-023-242300-
BIG STONE-GRANT-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ORTONVILLE, MILBANK, AND CLEAR LAKE
346 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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