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FNUS63 KABR 191911
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
211 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2026
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH MONDAY, STARTING OUT AROUND 15 TO 25
MPH WITH SOME OCCASIONALLY HIGHER GUSTS. BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON,
THOSE WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE PERSISTING ACROSS FAR EASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA OVER INTO MINNESOTA. BUT FURTHER BACK TO THE WEST
ACROSS THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY AND POINTS WEST/SOUTH, THE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BACK TO AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH LITTLE IN THE
WAY OF GUSTS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BOTTOM OUT
BETWEEN 15 TO 25 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWITCH WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST
MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE THEY SWITCH AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 TO
15 MPH ON TUESDAY. TUESDAY SHOULD ALSO BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 DEGREES
COOLER THAN MONDAY WITH HIGHER AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
EVERYWHERE ACROSS THE REGION BUT SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, WHERE
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY MAY FALL TO BETWEEN 15 TO 20 PERCENT. AFTERNOON
SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS COULD GET UP BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH AS WELL, SO
SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA COULD BE INTO SOME ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
ON WEDNESDAY, SOMEWHAT MORE WIDESPREAD ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH A LARGE AREA OF AFTERNOON MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 15 TO 25 PERCENT TO CREATE A THIRD
DAY OF ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
MNZ039-046-SDZ008-037-200915-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-ROBERTS-HAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, SISSETON, AND MILLER
211 PM CDT SUN APR 19 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 HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ003>007-009>011-015>023-033>036-045-048-051-200915-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-
POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-
HUGHES-HYDE-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, EUREKA, ABERDEEN,
BRITTON, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, WEBSTER, ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON,
REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI, CLEAR LAKE, FORT PIERRE,
ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MURDO, KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
211 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2026 /111 PM MDT SUN APR 19 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 MODERATE TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
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