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FNUS63 KABR 121315
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
815 AM CDT MON APR 12 2021
DISCUSSION
GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN TODAY, ESPECIALLY
FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE WINDS
WILL CAUSE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR COUNTIES OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, WHERE LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED.
LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
TODAY INTO TUESDAY.
SDZ033-035-045-048-130315-
STANLEY-HUGHES-JONES-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT PIERRE, PIERRE, MURDO, AND KENNEBEC
815 AM CDT MON APR 12 2021 /715 AM MDT MON APR 12 2021/
..VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH
CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. VERY POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A
VERY LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES AND OTHER DRY
ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND INDICATE THAT DANGEROUS
BURNING CONDITIONS EXIST. FIRES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY AND
SHOW ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ003-015-016-034-036-037-051-130315-
CORSON-DEWEY-POTTER-SULLY-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, ONIDA,
HIGHMORE, MILLER, AND FORT THOMPSON
815 AM CDT MON APR 12 2021 /715 AM MDT MON APR 12 2021/
..HIGH FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY
THIS AFTERNOON. UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A LOW
MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL
ON THE GROUND INDICATE THAT THERE IS A HIGH
POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE OCCURRENCE. 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE HIGH TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ004>011-017>023-130315-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, HERREID, EUREKA,
ABERDEEN, BRITTON, SISSETON, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, WEBSTER, FAULKTON,
REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI, AND CLEAR LAKE
815 AM CDT MON APR 12 2021
..MODERATE FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE
CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. MARGINAL WEATHER CONDITIONS OR A
LOWERING MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC
MATERIAL ON THE GROUND INDICATE THAT THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL
FOR A FIRE OCCURRENCE. DO NOT LEAVE OUTDOOR FIRES UNATTENDED
UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.
THE OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
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