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FNUS63 KFSD 070835
RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
335 AM CDT TUE OCT 7 2025
DISCUSSION
LOW FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TODAY DUE TO LIGHT WINDS, SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES, AND HUMIDITY LEVELS ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. HIGH
FIRE DANGER WILL MAKE A COMEBACK TO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AS
SOUTHERLY WINDS STRENGTHEN WITH GUSTS UP TO 20-40 MPH. THE STRONGEST
GUSTS WILL RESIDE WEST OF I-29, ESPECIALLY TOWARDS SOUTH CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A BIT MORE TO THE UPPER 60S TO
LOW 70S WHILE HUMIDITY VALUES DROP TO 30-40%. THE LOWEST HUMIDITY
WILL LIE EAST OF I-29 AND BE OFFSET FROM THE STRONGEST WINDS.
HOWEVER, THE HIGH FIRE DANGER REMAINS INTACT TOWARDS CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA DUE TO DRYING FUELS.
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BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
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..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 WEDNESDAY 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.
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