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RFDFSD
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
410 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2025
DISCUSSION
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME PREVALENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 45-55 MPH EXPECTED. THANKFULLY, A BROAD AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH MOVED ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
EARLY THIS MORNING HAS PRODUCED SOME VERY BENEFICIAL RAINS OVER
OUR DRIEST AREAS ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA/SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
AND FAR NORTHWEST IOWA. THIS ALONG WITH A MUCH COOLER AIR MASS,
ADDITIONAL RAIN CHANCES THROUGH FRIDAY AND AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK,
AND HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS INTO THE WEEKEND WILL PUT ANY CONCERNS
OF FIRE DANGER IN CHECK FOR MUCH OF THE NEXT WEEK.
NEZ013-151215-
DIXON-
..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 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.
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-151215-
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-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 FRIDAY 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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