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FNUS63 KABR 280906
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
406 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2025
DISCUSSION
HOT AND MUGGY AIR REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL SD WITH A
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT FOR HEAT INDEX VALUES
UP TO 105 DEGREES. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING GENERALLY NORTH TO
SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION WILL SIGNAL THE START OF SOME COOLER AND
DRIER AIR FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. WINDS WILL SWITCH FROM THE
SOUTH AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TO MORE NORTHERLY BEHIND.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE LOWEST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL SD,
AT AROUND 35 PERCENT, OTHERWISE VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 45 AND 75
PERCENT.
THERE IS A 50 TO 75 PERCENT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN ENHANCED
RISK, LEVEL 3 OUT OF 5, IS IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL SD, WITH A
MODERATE, LEVEL 4 OUT OF 5, ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN SD AND WEST
CENTRAL MN. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 80 MPH, HAIL 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER, AND TORNADOES. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO CAUSE FLOODING IN AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED HEAVY
RAINFALL RECENTLY. STORM CHANCES RETURN TUESDAY, WITH A MARGINAL
RISK, LEVEL 1 OUT OF 5, WITH HAIL 1 INCH IN DIAMETER AND 60 MPH WIND
GUSTS POSSIBLE.
SDZ035-045-048-051-282315-
HUGHES-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PIERRE, MURDO, KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
406 AM CDT MON JUL 28 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ033-282315-
STANLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF FORT PIERRE
406 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2025 /306 AM MDT MON JUL 28 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-034-036-037-282315-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-
HAMLIN-DEUEL-SULLY-HYDE-HAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, MCINTOSH, HERREID,
EUREKA, ABERDEEN, BRITTON, SISSETON, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, WEBSTER,
ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK,
HAYTI, CLEAR LAKE, ONIDA, HIGHMORE, AND MILLER
406 AM CDT MON JUL 28 2025 /306 AM MDT MON JUL 28 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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