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FNUS63 KFSD 210840
RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
340 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2026
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH LATE WEEK. TEMPERATURES
REMAIN 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE, IN THE 70S AND NEAR 80 BY
LATE WEEK. LIGHTER WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL LIMIT FIRE CONCERNS.
HOWEVER, BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN THURSDAY WITH GUSTS AROUND
15 TO 25 MPH (HIGHER IN SOUTH CENTRAL SD) AND EVEN STRONGER WINDS
FRIDAY WITH GUSTS 30 TO 45 MPH (ISOLATED HIGHER POSSIBLE).
MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL EXCEED 35% THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
HOWEVER, STRONG WINDS CREATE ELEVATED FIRE CONCERNS THURSDAY, WITH
POSSIBLY CRITICAL CONDITIONS DUE TO WIND FRIDAY.
SCATTERED AND LOW (30% OR LESS) CHANCES FOR LIGHT SHOWERS EARLY
FRIDAY. MORE WIDESPREAD AND HIGHER (50-60%) RAIN CHANCES MOVE IN
FOR THE WEEKEND.
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BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-
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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 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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