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RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
104 AM CST THU DEC 25 2025
DISCUSSION
HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FROM I-90
SOUTH ACROSS JONES AND LYMAN COUNTY. LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST THROUGH
THE PLAINS TODAY CAUSING WINDS TO SHIFT FROM THE EAST THIS MORNING
TO THE WEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GUST 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE
AREA OF CONCERN, BUT RH IS NOT EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 40 PERCENT.
LOOKING AHEAD, WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL SD WHERE
GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER MAY BE VERY HIGH BY SUNDAY. MIN RH IS STILL
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 40 PERCENT.
SDZ045-048-252115-
JONES-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MURDO AND KENNEBEC
104 AM CST THU DEC 25 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ016-033>037-051-252115-
POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GETTYSBURG, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE,
HIGHMORE, MILLER, AND FORT THOMPSON
104 AM CST THU DEC 25 2025 /1204 AM MST THU DEC 25 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015-017>023-252115-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-
DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, MCINTOSH, HERREID,
EUREKA, ABERDEEN, BRITTON, SISSETON, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, WEBSTER,
ISABEL, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI,
AND CLEAR LAKE
104 AM CST THU DEC 25 2025 /1204 AM MST THU DEC 25 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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