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FNUS63 KABR 210717
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
217 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
DISCUSSION
LOOK FOR THE STIFF SOUTH BREEZE, OF 20 TO 35 MPH, TO CONTINUE TODAY
WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S TO NEAR 70. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL
DROP 35 TO 45 PERCENT. THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR SPRINKLE
THIS MORNING BUT MOST OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN DRY.
A BROADER AREA OF RAIN WILL MOVE UP ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE
DAY FRIDAY.
SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-212130-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-
STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, EUREKA, MOBRIDGE,
IPSWICH, ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE,
HIGHMORE, MILLER, MURDO, AND KENNEBEC
217 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026 /117 AM MDT THU MAY 21 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-051-212130-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-
GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, ABERDEEN, BRITTON,
SISSETON, WEBSTER, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI,
CLEAR LAKE, AND FORT THOMPSON
217 AM CDT THU MAY 21 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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