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RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
235 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2025
DISCUSSION
STRONG WIND REMAINS THE MAIN FIRE WEATHER FORECAST CONCERN THIS
AFTERNOON, WITH THE MAIN IMPACT AREAS BEING WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER.
WIND OBSERVATIONS SO FAR TODAY HAVE SHOWN PEAK GUSTS OF 40+ MILES
PER HOUR OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, WITH
BROAD COVERAGE OF 30 MILES PER HOUR OR GREATER OVER THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA. THESE WINDS WILL HELP BRING ADDITIONAL MOISTURE INTO
THE REGION, BRINGING DEW POINTS INTO THE UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S WHERE
WINDS ARE STRONGEST. AS A RESULT, AFTERNOON HUMIDITY TODAY WILL
REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH TO WHERE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT MET, RANGING
FROM 35 TO 50 PERCENT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. STRONGEST WINDS
SHIFT EAST THURSDAY, AND 30 TO 35 MILE PER HOUR GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
OVER NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA. WINDS
CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE DEW POINTS, SO AFTERNOON HUMIDITY ONCE
AGAIN ONLY DROPS TO ABOUT 40 PERCENT AT THE LOWEST DESPITE A SLIGHT
INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A DRY COLD
FRONT.
SDZ015-033>036-045-048-051-090945-
DEWEY-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ISABEL, FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE,
HIGHMORE, MURDO, KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
235 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2025 /135 PM MDT WED OCT 8 2025/
..HIGH FIRE DANGER
UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LOW MOISTURE CONTENT OF GRASSES,
AND OTHER DRY ORGANIC MATERIAL ON THE GROUND, INDICATE THAT THERE
IS 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.
THE OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ003>005-009-010-016>019-037-090945-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-
HAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, EUREKA, MOBRIDGE,
IPSWICH, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK, AND MILLER
235 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2025 /135 PM MDT WED OCT 8 2025/
..MODERATE FIRE DANGER
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.
THE OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-020>023-090945-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-
DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, ABERDEEN, BRITTON,
SISSETON, WEBSTER, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI, AND CLEAR LAKE
235 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2025
..LOW FIRE DANGER
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 PERFORMED WITH REASONABLE SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS, BUT SHOULD BE MONITORED.
THE OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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