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FNUS63 KABR 070706
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
206 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026
DISCUSSION
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE LIGHTEST WINDS BOTH DAYS WILL BE OVER WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
DURING THE DAY TODAY, WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL FALL INTO THE 45 TO 70 PERCENT RANGE, HIGHEST BETWEEN THE
MISSOURI RIVER AND JAMES RIVER.
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS MONTANA AND WYOMING THIS EVENING WILL
SLIDE A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE DAKOTAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING,
BRINGING A 30 TO 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING
MAINLY NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 12. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT, WINDS WILL
SHIFT OUT OF THE WEST AND NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AGAIN GUST
30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. DESPITE THE CHANCE OF
RAIN, MUCH DRIER AIR WILL BE ABLE TO WORK IN DURING THE AFTERNOON.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WEDNESDAY WILL FALL INTO THE 25 TO 35
PERCENT RANGE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
SDZ033-035-045-048-072115-
STANLEY-HUGHES-JONES-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT PIERRE, PIERRE, MURDO, AND KENNEBEC
206 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026 /106 AM MDT TUE APR 7 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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY.
SDZ015>019-022-023-034-036-037-051-072115-
DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-HAMLIN-DEUEL-SULLY-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, REDFIELD,
CLARK, HAYTI, CLEAR LAKE, ONIDA, HIGHMORE, MILLER, AND FORT THOMPSON
206 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026 /106 AM MDT TUE APR 7 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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE TO HIGH CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-020-021-072115-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-CODINGTON-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, MCINTOSH, HERREID,
EUREKA, ABERDEEN, BRITTON, SISSETON, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, WEBSTER,
WATERTOWN, AND MILBANK
206 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2026 /106 AM MDT TUE APR 7 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 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER
INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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