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FNUS63 KFSD 200950
RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
350 AM CST WED NOV 20 2024
DISCUSSION
SCATTERED SHOWERS DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING,
ALLOWING DRY CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS
NOTED IN DAYS PAST, EXPECT BREEZY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO PREVAIL
DURING THIS TIME, WITH GUSTS RANGING BETWEEN 40 TO 55 MPH ALONG
AND WEST OF I-29. AREAS EAST LOOK TO RANGE BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH.
PATCHY LIGHT SNOW REMAINS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY,
IN AREAS NORTH OF I-90, AND ESPECIALLY HIGHWAY 14. THAT BEING
SAID, EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS TO REMAIN NEAR A DUSTING TO JUST OVER
AN INCH. OTHERWISE, LOOK FOR MUCH OF THE SAME WEDNESDAY IN REGARD
TO GUSTS. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY, KEEPING CONDITIONS DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND!
CONSIDER POSTPONING BURNING DUE TO THE VERY HIGH OR EXTREME FIRE
DANGER.
SDZ050-057-201300-
GREGORY-BRULE-
..VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE VERY HIGH
CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. VERY POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
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.
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE MODERATE CATEGORY.
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER PRODUCT REFLECTS FIRE DANGER FOR NATIVE
GRASSES. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR CURED AGRICULTURAL CROPS, NOR
WILL IT REFLECT CONDITIONS IN ROAD DITCHES WHICH HAVE BEEN MOWED.
SDZ063-201300-
CHARLES MIX-
..HIGH FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE HIGH CATEGORY
THIS AFTERNOON. UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LOW
MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES, AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL
ON THE GROUND, INDICATE THAT THERE IS A 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.
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER PRODUCT REFLECTS FIRE DANGER FOR NATIVE
GRASSES. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR CURED AGRICULTURAL CROPS, NOR
WILL IT REFLECT CONDITIONS IN ROAD DITCHES WHICH HAVE BEEN MOWED.
SDZ052-058-064-201300-
JERAULD-AURORA-DOUGLAS-
..MODERATE FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE MODERATE
CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. 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.
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER PRODUCT REFLECTS FIRE DANGER FOR NATIVE
GRASSES. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR CURED AGRICULTURAL CROPS, NOR
WILL IT REFLECT CONDITIONS IN ROAD DITCHES WHICH HAVE BEEN MOWED.
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-053>056-059>062-065>071-201300-
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-SANBORN-
MINER-LAKE-MOODY-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-
TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-UNION-
..LOW FIRE DANGER
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY
THIS AFTERNOON. 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
WITH REASONABLE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, BUT SHOULD BE MONITORED.
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER PRODUCT REFLECTS FIRE DANGER FOR NATIVE
GRASSES. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR CURED AGRICULTURAL CROPS, NOR
WILL IT REFLECT CONDITIONS IN ROAD DITCHES WHICH HAVE BEEN MOWED.
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