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FNUS63 KFSD 240703
RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
203 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2026
DISCUSSION
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS EAST-
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THIS MORNING, BRINGING A THREAT OF LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN. SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 8-12 MPH WILL HELP KEEP DEW
POINTS IN THE 60S AND 70S, KEEPING RELATIVE HUMIDITY HIGH AND THUS
THE FIRE DANGER LOW. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY MOVE IN
TONIGHT, BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN THIS POTENTIAL.
A COOL FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY, TURNING WINDS TO
THE WEST AND THEN NORTHWEST AND DRYING THE AREA OUT A BIT. THIS
WILL MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROP AS LOW AS 35-40% MAINLY
NORTH OF I-90 WHERE WINDS WILL ALSO GUST UPWARDS OF 25-30 MPH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, RESULTING IN A MODERATE GFDI ACROSS MAINLY
NORTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE AREA.
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ040-050-063-066>071-241015-
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-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 TUESDAY 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.
SDZ038-039-052>062-064-065-241015-
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-
DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-
..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 TUESDAY 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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