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FNUS63 KABR 090654
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
154 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2025
DISCUSSION
STRONG SOUTH WINDS DURING THE MORNING HOURS WILL TOP OUT BETWEEN 25
AND 35 MPH WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS OVER 40 MPH IN THE FAVORED
DOWNSLOPE AREAS. THOSE WINDS WILL BEGIN DROPPING IN THE AFTERNOON
HOURS HOWEVER. TEMPERATURES TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT 10 TO 15
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL, OR AROUND THE MID 70S. THE HUMIDITY WILL
REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH, ON AVERAGE DOWN TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50
PERCENT.
SDZ019>023-092100-
CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI,
AND CLEAR LAKE
154 AM CDT THU OCT 9 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW CATEGORY.
MNZ039-046-SDZ008-011-018-037-048-051-092100-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-HAND-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, SISSETON, WEBSTER,
REDFIELD, MILLER, KENNEBEC, AND FORT THOMPSON
154 AM CDT THU OCT 9 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ003>007-009-010-015>017-033>036-045-092100-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-
POTTER-FAULK-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, HERREID, EUREKA, ABERDEEN,
BRITTON, MOBRIDGE, IPSWICH, ISABEL, GETTYSBURG, FAULKTON,
FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, AND MURDO
154 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2025 /1254 AM MDT THU OCT 9 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 FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX
WILL REACH THE LOW TO MODERATE CATEGORY.
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