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RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
245 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2026
DISCUSSION
LOW TO MODERATE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30-40 MILES PER HOUR ARE
THE MAIN CONCERN THIS AFTERNOON, LOCATED MAINLY OVER CENTRAL AND
NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, GUSTY WINDS EXPAND
TO BE OVER THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED AREA AS WELL AS NORTHEASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL BE IN
PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK, AND THE MOISTURE WILL
HELP KEEP MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY TO BETWEEN 40 AND 55 PERCENT
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-034>036-292145-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SULLY-
HUGHES-HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, EUREKA, MOBRIDGE,
IPSWICH, ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, ONIDA, PIERRE, AND HIGHMORE
245 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2026 /145 AM MDT FRI MAY 29 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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-033-037-045-048-051-292145-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-
GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, ABERDEEN, BRITTON,
SISSETON, WEBSTER, REDFIELD, CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI,
CLEAR LAKE, FORT PIERRE, MILLER, MURDO, KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
245 AM CDT FRI MAY 29 2026 /145 AM MDT FRI MAY 29 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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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