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FNUS63 KABR 281944
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
244 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2026
DISCUSSION
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR ARE IN PLACE
THIS AFTERNOON, WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS LOCATED WEST OF THE
MISSOURI RIVER. THESE WINDS, COMBINED WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON
HUMIDITY BETWEEN 30 TO 40 PERCENT IN THAT AREA, IS ENOUGH TO PUSH
GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER TO THE HIGH CATEGORY FOR DEWEY, STANLEY, AND
JONES COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON.
THE OTHER MAIN CONCERN TODAY ARE STORMS, EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING AND PROGRESS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD INTO NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. FIRE
WEATHER RELATED HAZARDS FROM THESE STORMS INCLUDE CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING, WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR, AND HEAVY RAIN.
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE SATURDAY AT
THE LATEST.
SDZ015-033-045-290945-
DEWEY-STANLEY-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ISABEL, FORT PIERRE, AND MURDO
244 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2026 /144 PM MDT FRI AUG 28 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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
SDZ003>005-009-010-016-017-034>037-048-051-290945-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-POTTER-FAULK-SULLY-HUGHES-
HYDE-HAND-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, EUREKA, MOBRIDGE,
IPSWICH, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER,
KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
244 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2026 /144 PM MDT FRI AUG 28 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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-290945-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-
GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, ABERDEEN, BRITTON,
SISSETON, WEBSTER, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI,
AND CLEAR LAKE
244 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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