898
FNUS63 KABR 261938
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
238 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2024
DISCUSSION
A FRONT HAS STALLED IN THE MISSOURI VALLEY, WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER AND
DRIER AIR IN NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. AHEAD OF THE FRONT WE HAVE
A NARROW AREA OF MUCH HIGHER HEAT AND LOWER HUMIDITY THANKS TO A
SOUTH SOUTHWEST BREEZE, AND EAST OF THAT THE JAMES VALLEY, NORTHEAST
SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA REMAIN IN THE THIS VERY HUMID
AIRMASS WITH A STIFF SOUTH BREEZE.
THE FRONT WILL DRIFT A LITTLE TO THE EAST TONIGHT AND THEN WASH OUT.
THOSE STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST IN FAR NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA,
WHILE LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA AS THEY SLOWLY SHIFT TO SOUTHERLY. THAT BRINGS A LITTLE MORE
HUMIDITY TO THE AREAS THAT WERE DRIER TODAY, WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
GENERALLY BETWEEN 30 AND 50 PERCENT FROM WEST OF THE MISSOURI VALLEY
TO FAR EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA RESPECTIVELY.
SDZ045-270945-
JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF MURDO
238 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2024
..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 MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ033-048-270945-
STANLEY-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT PIERRE AND KENNEBEC
238 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2024 /138 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2024/
..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-SDZ003>011-015>023-034>037-051-270945-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-
HAMLIN-DEUEL-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
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, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, MILLER,
AND FORT THOMPSON
238 PM CDT FRI JUL 26 2024 /138 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2024/
..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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