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FNUS63 KABR 030609
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
109 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026
DISCUSSION
A SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION TODAY, WITH A STIFF SOUTH BREEZE OF 20
TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN SOME OF THE DOWNSLOPE PRONE
AREAS LATER THIS MORNING. ELEVATED SHOWERS WON'T DELIVER MUCH
MOISTURE, BUT MAY LIKEWISE COME WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS. WINDS SHIFT
TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT, WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY FALLING TO
AROUND 35 TO 45 PERCENT ALONG AND WEST OF THE JAMES VALLEY.
NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE GUSTING FROM 25 TO 40 MPH,
HIGHEST UP IN NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.
SDZ003-004-009-015-033-045-032015-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-STANLEY-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, MOBRIDGE, ISABEL,
FORT PIERRE, AND MURDO
109 AM CDT SAT OCT 3 2026 /1209 AM MDT SAT OCT 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
SDZ005-006-010-016-017-034>037-048-032015-
MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-POTTER-FAULK-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EUREKA, ABERDEEN, IPSWICH, GETTYSBURG,
FAULKTON, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER, AND KENNEBEC
109 AM CDT SAT OCT 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-018>023-051-032015-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-
HAMLIN-DEUEL-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, BRITTON, SISSETON,
WEBSTER, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI, CLEAR LAKE,
AND FORT THOMPSON
109 AM CDT SAT OCT 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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