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FNUS63 KFSD 260911
RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
411 AM CDT FRI JUN 26 2026
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS CONTINUE THROUGH MID THIS MORNING, DIMINISHING BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES REMAIN ON THE COOLER SIDE TODAY WHICH
KEEPS FIRE DANGER LOW.
HUMIDITY BUILDS SATURDAY, BUT STRONGER WINDS (GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH)
WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER MAY LEAD TO SOME POCKETS OF ELEVATED FIRE
CONCERNS. HEAT AND HUMIDITY CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK, WITH RH VALUES AROUND 30% ON THE HOTTEST DAYS. PERIODIC
BREEZINESS MAY LEAD TO CONTINUED LOCALLY ELEVATED FIRE DANGER.
A FEW CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
INCLUDING SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH NIGHT AND AGAIN MONDAY INTO
MONDAY NIGHT. CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN COVERAGE AND TIMING, WITH A FEW
STORMS POSSIBLY STRONG TO SEVERE.
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098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-261215-
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-GREGORY-
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-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 SATURDAY 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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