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FNUS63 KABR 181012
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
412 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
DISCUSSION
WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST,
WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH A BIT OVERNIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
AS A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA FOR MONDAY.
INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON
WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A TRACE TO AN INCH OR TWO. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO DRIFTING AND
BLOWING SNOW, REDUCING VISIBILITY AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY ALONG AND
EAST OF THE SISSETON HILLS INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL STAY ABOVE 50 PERCENT TODAY AND MONDAY.
SDZ033-045-190015-
STANLEY-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT PIERRE AND MURDO
412 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026 /312 AM MST SUN JAN 18 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 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND
FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
SDZ003-015-035-048-190015-
CORSON-DEWEY-HUGHES-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, ISABEL, PIERRE, AND KENNEBEC
412 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026 /312 AM MST SUN JAN 18 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 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND
FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ004>011-016>023-034-036-037-051-190015-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-
DEUEL-SULLY-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, HERREID, EUREKA,
ABERDEEN, BRITTON, SISSETON, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, WEBSTER, GETTYSBURG,
FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI, CLEAR LAKE,
ONIDA, HIGHMORE, MILLER, AND FORT THOMPSON
412 AM CST SUN JAN 18 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 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND
FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
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