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FNUS63 KFSD 151100
RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
500 AM CST THU JAN 15 2026
DISCUSSION
GUSTY WINDS DEVELOP THROUGH THIS MORNING, WITH INCREASED
POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS OF 35+ MPH WEST OF I-29 IN THE AFTERNOON.
WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE WELL ABOVE RED FLAG
CRITERIA, THE LACK OF SNOW COVER AND DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS INCREASE FURTHER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL BE PRESENT, HIGH
WIND GUSTS OVER 40 TO 50 MPH MAY LEAD TO SLIGHTLY ELEVATED FIRE
DANGER AGAIN FRIDAY.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH FIRE...GRASS FIRES CAN MOVE VERY QUICKLY.
SDZ050-052-057>059-063-064-151400-
GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
..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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE HIGH 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-MNZ071-072-080-097-098-NEZ013-
014-SDZ038>040-053>056-060>062-065>071-151400-
LYON-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-
WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-
KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK-
MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-UNION-
..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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE HIGH 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.
IAZ002-MNZ081-089-090-151400-
OSCEOLA-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
..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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE HIGH 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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