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RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
227 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2026
DISCUSSION
EXITING HIGH PRESSURE AND NEARING LOW PRESSURE FROM THE WEST WILL
RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RISE IN THE 70S EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER, AND INTO THE 80S WEST
OF THE JAMES RIVER. INCREASING WINDS GUSTING 30 TO NEAR 40 MPH, HOT,
AND DRY CONDITIONS, WILL RESULT IN HIGH TO VERY HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE
DANGER INDEX VALUES MONDAY AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE JAMES
RIVER. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER, WITH A RED FLAG
WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MAINLY SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND THURSDAY,
WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH, WITH A FEW LOCATIONS GUSTING TO
AROUND 50 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ON
TUESDAY, AND OUT OF THE SOUTH ON THURSDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
MUCH OF THE WEEK WILL BE 15 TO 30%, WITH MAINLY DRY WEATHER
CONTINUING.
SDZ033-045-048-110930-
STANLEY-JONES-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT PIERRE, MURDO, AND KENNEBEC
227 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2026 /127 PM MDT SUN MAY 10 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 VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ003>007-009>011-015>018-034>037-051-110930-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-
POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, EUREKA, ABERDEEN,
BRITTON, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, WEBSTER, ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON,
REDFIELD, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER, AND FORT THOMPSON
227 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2026 /127 PM MDT SUN MAY 10 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 HIGH CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ008-019>023-110930-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-ROBERTS-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, SISSETON, CLARK,
WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI, AND CLEAR LAKE
227 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 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 CATEGORY.
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