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FNUS63 KABR 020712
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
112 AM CST MON MAR 2 2026
DISCUSSION
SNOW COVER REMAINS OVER MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN AND WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. HOWEVER DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
TO SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.
WHILE THERE IS PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF
OF SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS A WEAK SURFACE
TROUGH AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVE THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA, IT IS
ONLY A 20-40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN, WITH LITTLE TO NO
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES MONDAY WILL BE IN THE LOW 50S
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, WHILE MAINLY IN THE 30S TO 40S
ELSEWHERE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE OVER 50 PERCENT MONDAY
AFTERNOON, EXCEPT BOTTOM OUT IN THE 35 TO 45 PERCENT RANGE OVER
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION
WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH. LIGHTER WINDS WILL DOMINATE NORTH CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA ON MONDAY.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH
THE WARMEST AND DRIEST CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 50S AND 60S AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL NEAR 25 TO 35 PERCENT.
SDZ033-045-048-022115-
STANLEY-JONES-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT PIERRE, MURDO, AND KENNEBEC
112 AM CST MON MAR 2 2026 /1212 AM MST MON MAR 2 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ034>036-051-022115-
SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, AND FORT THOMPSON
112 AM CST MON MAR 2 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-037-022115-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-
HAMLIN-DEUEL-HAND-
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, AND MILLER
112 AM CST MON MAR 2 2026 /1212 AM MST MON MAR 2 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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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