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FNUS63 KABR 230903
RFDABR
RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
403 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2025
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD
WILL EXIT EAST INTO MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE RIDGE, WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AROUND 8 MPH OR LESS OVER
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS WILL RETURN TO CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS OF
AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH. THESE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL EXPAND TO EASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES BOTTOM OUT FROM 30 TO 40 PERCENT OVER CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA, TO NEAR 50 PERCENT OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WILL BE 10 TO NEAR
15 MPH ABOVE NORMAL. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY
AFTERNOON, GUSTING OUT OF THE SOUTH 30 TO NEAR 40 MPH OVER MUCH OF
THE AREA, AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALL TO 50 TO 65 PERCENT.
SDZ045-048-232315-
JONES-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MURDO AND KENNEBEC
403 AM CDT THU OCT 23 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 MODERATE CATEGORY.
SDZ003-009-015-016-033>036-051-232315-
CORSON-WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCINTOSH, MOBRIDGE, ISABEL, GETTYSBURG,
FORT PIERRE, ONIDA, PIERRE, HIGHMORE, AND FORT THOMPSON
403 AM CDT THU OCT 23 2025 /303 AM MDT THU OCT 23 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.
MNZ039-046-SDZ004>008-010-011-017>023-037-232315-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-
DAY-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-HAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, ORTONVILLE, HERREID, EUREKA,
ABERDEEN, BRITTON, SISSETON, IPSWICH, WEBSTER, FAULKTON, REDFIELD,
CLARK, WATERTOWN, MILBANK, HAYTI, CLEAR LAKE, AND MILLER
403 AM CDT THU OCT 23 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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