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FNUS63 KABR 030654
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
154 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY TODAY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH, HIGHEST OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL DROP IN THE 20 TO 30
PERCENT RANGE WITH THE LOWEST VALUES OVER NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA. WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY THIS EVENING THEN
SOUTHWESTERLY OVERNIGHT REMAINING BREEZY. A COLD FRONT WILL TRACK
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVER THE REGION MONDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT, WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REBOUND BETWEEN 30 AND 45 PERCENT.
SDZ004-005-032100-
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERREID AND EUREKA
154 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 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 MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ003-006-007-009-010-015>018-036-037-032100-
CORSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-HYDE-
HAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, ABERDEEN, BRITTON, MOBRIDGE,
IPSWICH, ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, HIGHMORE,
AND MILLER
154 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026 /1254 AM MDT SUN MAY 3 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 MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ008-011-019>023-033>035-045-048-051-032100-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-ROBERTS-DAY-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, SISSETON, WEBSTER,
CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI, CLEAR LAKE, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA,
PIERRE, MURDO, KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
154 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026 /1254 AM MDT SUN MAY 3 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 MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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